APGAR score

Question 1

What is the APGAR score?

Answer 1

A method to determine the health of newborns immediately after birth by allocating scores to 5 criteria at the 1 & 5 minute marks

Question 2

Name the criteria

Answer 2

A - Appearance (Colour)
P - Pulse (HR)
G - Grimace (Relfex irritability)
A - Activity (Muscle tone)
R - Respiration (Breathing)

Question 3

What is the score range?
What do the following ranges indicate?
0-3 ; 4-7 ; 8-10

Answer 3

Zero to two (0-2)

0-3 = Severe distress
4-7 = Moderate distress
7-10 = absence of difficulty adjusting to extrauterine life

Question 4

Outline the APGAR scores

Answer 4

A: 0 - blue/pale; 1 - pink, extremitiesblue; 2 - all pink
P: 0 - absent; 1 - <100; 2 - >100
G: 0 - nil; 1 - grimace; 2 - vigorous cough
A: 0 - limp; 1 - some flexion/extension; 2 - active
R: 0 - absent; 1 - slow/irreg; 2 - good cry