| ARCHETYPE ID | openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.avpu-and_confusion.v0 |
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| Concept | ACVPU |
| Description | Simple scale used as part of an assessment to measure and record an individual's level of consciousness. ACVPU is an acronym for 'Alert', 'Confusion', 'Voice', 'Pain', 'Unresponsive'.! |
| Use | Use to record a quick and simple assessment of an individual's level of consciousness, especially in an emergency situation. |
| Purpose | To record an individual's level of consciousness. |
| References | Derived from: ACVPU, Draft archetype [Internet]. Apperta UK, Apperta UK Clinical Knowledge Manager [cited: 2019-03-12]. Available from: https://ckm.apperta.org/ckm/#showArchetype_1051.32.706 https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/national-early-warning-score-news-2 cited 01-Feb-2018 |
| Copyright | © Apperta UK, openEHR Foundation |
| Authors | Author name: Hildegard Franke Organisation: freshEHR Clinical Informatics Ltd. Email: hildi@freshehr.com Date originally authored: 2018-02-01 |
| Other Details Language | Author name: Hildegard Franke Organisation: freshEHR Clinical Informatics Ltd. Email: hildi@freshehr.com Date originally authored: 2018-02-01 |
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| Keywords | avpu, alert, voice, pain, unresponsive, awake, speech, pain, unconscious, voice, consciousness, verbal, verbal response, semicomatose, conscious, level of consciousness, comatose, confusion, acvpu |
| Lifecycle | in_development |
| UID | 6a82f48f-4b66-4afe-8ab8-398a93556276 |
| Language used | en |
| Citeable Identifier | 1013.1.3317 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Revision Number | 0.0.1-alpha |
| events | |
| Any event | Any event: Default, unspecified point in time or interval event which may be explicitly defined in a template or at run-time. |
| state | |
| Confounding factors | Confounding factors: Narrative description of any issues or factors that may impact on the observation. |
| data | |
| Observation | Observation: The observation of the patient's level of consciousness.
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| Comment | Comment: Additional narrative about the observation, not captured in other fields. |
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| Pain stimulus | Pain stimulus: Description of the type of pain stimulus used to elicit the observation. This element should be coded with a terminology, where possible. For example: pressing the nail root or the sternum. |
| Extension | Extension: Additional information required to capture local content or to align with other reference models/formalisms. e.g. Local information requirements or additional metadata to align with FHIR or CIMI equivalents. Include: All not explicitly excluded archetypes |
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