APGAR Score
First select the minute, and then the corresponding signs.
| Signs |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1-minute score |
5-minute score |
10-minute score |
15-minute score |
20-minute score |
25-minute score |
30-minute score |
| Heart Rate |
Absent |
Below
100 |
Above
100 |
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| Respiratory Effort |
Absent |
Slow,
irregular |
Good,
crying |
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| Muscle Tone |
Limp |
Some
flexion of extremities |
Active
motion |
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Reflex irritability Response to catheter in nostril (tested
after oropharynx is clear) |
No
response |
Grimace |
Cough,
sneeze |
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| Color |
Blue,
pale |
Body
pink, extremities blue |
Completely pink |
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| TOTAL SCORE : |
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References : Apgar V. A proposal for new
method of evaluation of the newborn infant. Anesth Analg 1953;
32:260.
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