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Have you heard, "The patient is unconscious, breathing, and talking" and thought, "Huh?"

AVPU (pronounced as ave poo) or the AVPU scale — a tool used to assess the patient's brain perfusion and function — describes a patient's level of consciousness. All healthcare providers, including EMTs, doctors, nurses and paramedics, use AVPU to assess and monitor a patient's brain function.

WHAT DOES AVPU MEAN?
A = Awake. The patient is Awake
V = Verbal. The patient responds to a Verbal stimulus
P = Pain. The patient responds to a Pain stimulus
U = Unresponsive. The patient is Unresponsive to stimulus
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