Points scored | Variables | ||
---|---|---|---|
Level of consciousness and reaction to surroundings | Spontaneous motor activity | Skin colour and circulation | |
3 | Normal (awake—or if asleep—easy to wake up and stays awake) | Normal | Pink |
2 | Moderately reduced (reacts to surroundings, but does not stay awake) | Slightly reduced | Hands and feet pale or cyanotic |
1 | Severely reduced (no or only brief reaction to stimuli) | Severely reduced | Pale or cyanotic or grey or mottled |
The sum of scores, varying from 3 to 9, is the measure of the patient's general condition.