The AVPU Scale is a quick neurological assessment tool for grading a patient's level of consciousness across four levels: Alert, Voice, Pain, and Unresponsive. Per the app's own description, it is a simplification of the Glasgow Coma Scale that still assesses eye, voice, and motor responses, and clinicians are directed to work from best (Alert) to worst (Unresponsive) to avoid unnecessary stimulation of an already-conscious patient. The tool includes both adult and pediatric-specific behavioral descriptions for each level, along with a rough AVPU-to-GCS mapping and an airway-risk pearl for the Pain and Unresponsive levels.
Alert, Voice, Pain, and Unresponsive — assessed from best (Alert) to worst (Unresponsive).
Per the guide, AVPU is a simplification of the GCS that still assesses eye, voice, and motor responses, but with only four possible outcomes instead of a numeric score.
No — the guide explicitly states it "should not be used for long-term follow up of neurological status."
A pearl in the guide notes that any AVPU level worse than Voice (i.e., Pain or Unresponsive) means the patient cannot reliably protect their airway, and clinicians should prepare for intubation.
Yes — the guide provides an approximate mapping (Alert ≈ GCS 14–15, Voice ≈ GCS 12–13, Pain ≈ GCS 8, Unresponsive ≈ GCS ≤ 6), explicitly labelled as a research add-on rather than a precise conversion.