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| No Response - no observable change in behavior in response to any stimuli |
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| Generalized Response - responds to painful stimuli with generalized reflexive movements; responds to other stimuli with changes in respiration, gross body movement, or non purposeful vocalization responses may be delayed |
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| Localized Response - withdraws or vocalizes in response to painful stimuli; blinks in response to bright light, visually follows moving objects; turns toward or away from auditory stimuli; inconsistently responds to spoken commands i.e., "close your eyes". |
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| Confused/Agitated - alert, may try to remove restraints; incoherent verbalizations; brief but non purposeful intervals of sustained attention; no evidence of short-term memory; uncooperative |
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| Confused, appropriate, non-agitated; not oriented to person, place or time, may become agitated in response to stimulation or unexpected changes in environment; does not learn or retain new information; often responds appropriately to simple commands in highly structured situations w/ cues; converses automatically with cues |
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| Confused, appropriate; inconsistently oriented to person, place and time; unaware of impairments, disabilities, safety risk; recalls remote past events but recent memory is severely impaired; consistently follows simple directions |
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| Automatic, appropriate; consistently oriented to person and place in highly familiar environments superficial awareness of condition but unaware of deficits; initiates and completes familiar everyday routines; acquires and retains new learning with minimal assistance |
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| Purposeful and appropriate; acknowledges impairments/disabilities; retains newly learned tasks without assistance |
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