ARCHETYPE ACVPU scale (openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.acvpu.v1)

ARCHETYPE IDopenEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.acvpu.v1
ConceptACVPU scale
DescriptionSimple scale used as part of an assessment to measure and record an individual's level of consciousness.
UseUse to make a simple assessment of an individual's level of consciousness, especially suitable for assessment in emergency situations. This scale is a refinement of the original AVPU, updated in 2017 by adding 'C', where C represents 'a new onset or worsening confusion, delirium or any other altered mentation'. This scale is now published as a component of NEWS2.
PurposeTo record an individual's level of consciousness.
ReferencesDerived 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

National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 - Standardising the assessment of acute-illness severity in the NHS [Internet]. Royal College of Physicians [cited 2020 Jan 17]. Available at: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/file/8636/download

Williams B. The National Early Warning Score and the acutely confused patient. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Mar;19(2):190-191. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-2-190. PMID: 30872312; PMCID: PMC6454357.

National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2. Pasientsikkerhetsprogrammet [cited 2019.03.01]. Norwegian translation. Available at: https://pasientsikkerhetsprogrammet.no/om-oss/innsatsomrader/tidlig-oppdagelse-av-forverret-tilstand
Copyright© Apperta UK, openEHR Foundation, openEHR Foundation
AuthorsAuthor name: Hildegard Franke
Organisation: freshEHR Clinical Informatics Ltd.
Email: hildi@freshehr.com
Date originally authored: 2018-02-01
Other Details LanguageAuthor name: Hildegard Franke
Organisation: freshEHR Clinical Informatics Ltd.
Email: hildi@freshehr.com
Date originally authored: 2018-02-01
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Keywordsavpu, alert, voice, pain, unresponsive, awake, speech, pain, unconscious, consciousness, verbal, semicomatose, conscious, level of consciousness, comatose, confusion, news2
Lifecyclepublished
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Language useden
Citeable Identifier1013.1.3317
Revision Number1.0.0
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Vebjørn Arntzen, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (openEHR Editor)
Silje Ljosland Bakke, Helse Vest IKT AS, Norway (openEHR Editor)
SB Bhattacharyya, Sudisa Consultancy Services, India
Gunn Elin Blakkisrud, DIPS ASA, Norway
Grant Forrest, NHS Scotland, United Kingdom
Mikkel Gaup Grønmo, FSE, Helse Nord, Norway (Nasjonal IKT redaktør)
Heather Grain, Llewelyn Grain Informatics, Australia
Evelyn Hovenga, EJSH Consulting, Australia
Morten Hørthe, DIPS, Norway
Nils Kolstrup, Skansen Legekontor og Nasjonalt Senter for samhandling og telemedisin, Norway
Liv Laugen, Oslo universitetssykehus, Norway
Heather Leslie, Atomica Informatics, Australia (openEHR Editor)
Ian McNicoll, freshEHR Clinical Informatics, United Kingdom (openEHR Editor)
Svenne Naumann, Finnmarkssykehuset, Norway
Andrej Orel, Marand d.o.o., Slovenia
Terje Sagmyr, DIPS AS, Norway
Gro-Hilde Severinsen, Norwegian center for ehealthresearch, Norway
Line Silsand, Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge, Norway
Arild Stangeland, Helse Bergen, Norway
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Nyree Taylor, Ocean Informatics, Australia
Marianne Thorbjørnsen, Oslo Universitetssykehus, Norway
Karl Trygve Kalleberg, Oslo Universitetssykehus, Norway
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  • German: Antje Wulff, PLRI for Medical Informatics Medical School Hannover and TU Braunschweig, wulff.antje@mh-hannover.de
  • Swedish: Åsa Skagerhult, Region Östergötland, asa.skagerhult@regionostergotland.se
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Silje Ljosland Bakke; John Tore Valand, Nasjonal IKT HF; Helse Bergen HF, john.tore.valand@helse-bergen.no
  • Portuguese (Brazil): Vladimir Pizzo, Hospital Sirio Libanes, Brazil, vladimir.pizzo@hsl.org.br
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