Comparing AVPU and Glasgow Coma Scales Among Children Seen by Emergency Medical Services

OBJECTIVES Consciousness assessment is an important component in the prehospital care of ill or injured children. Both the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive (AVPU) scale are used for this purpose. We sought to identify cut points for the GCS to correspond to the AVPU...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 2024-08, Vol.154 (2), p.1
Main Authors: Ramgopal, Sriram, Horvat, Christopher M., Cash, Rebecca E., Pelletier, Jonathan H., Martin-Gill, Christian, Macy, Michelle L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Coma
Emergency medical care
Emergency services
Pain
Pediatrics
Prediction models
Seizures
Statistical analysis
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Summary:OBJECTIVES Consciousness assessment is an important component in the prehospital care of ill or injured children. Both the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive (AVPU) scale are used for this purpose. We sought to identify cut points for the GCS to correspond to the AVPU scale for pediatric emergency medical services (EMS) encounters. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis using the 2019–2022 National EMS Information System data set, including children (
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2024-066168