Table 4.

Observer's assessment of alertness/sedation scale

Responsiveness	Speech	Facial expression	Eye	Score
Responds readily to name	Normal	Normal	Clear with no ptosis	5
Lethargic response to name	Mild slowing or thickening	Mild relaxing	Glazed or mild	4
Responds only after name is called loudly and/or repeatedly	Slurring or prominent slowing	Marked relaxation	Ptosis	3
Responds only after mild prodding or shaking	Few recognizable words	—	Glazed and marked ptosis	2
Does not respond to mild prodding or shaking	—	—	—	1