Ramsay sedation scale
Intensive care and infectious diseases
Also known as: Ramsay-Sedierungsskala · Ramsay-Score · Ramsay sedasyon skalası
What it is for
The Ramsay sedation scale grades the level of sedation in six levels: two awake levels by behaviour and four sedated levels by the response to voice or to a light glabellar tap or loud noise.
Classification
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | awake; anxious, agitated or restless, or both. |
| Level 2 | awake; cooperative, oriented and calm. |
| Level 3 | awake but responds to commands only. |
| Level 4 | asleep; brisk response to a light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus. |
| Level 5 | asleep; sluggish response to a light glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus. |
| Level 6 | asleep; no response to a glabellar tap or loud auditory stimulus. |
Source
Controlled sedation with alphaxalone-alphadolone
Br Med J 1974;2:656-659 (Ramsay MA, Savege TM, Simpson BR, Goodwin R)
PMID: 4835444
- Edition
- Ramsay et al. 1974 (6 levels)
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