Acute Care 27: Inverted Triangle/APGAR Score

APGAR Score: Measure at 0 and 5 minutes.
Sign | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Heart rate/minute | Absent | Slow (< 100) | 100 |
Respirations | Absent | Slow, irregular | Good, crying |
Muscle tone | Limp | Arms, legs flexed Little movement |
Active motion |
Reflex
irritability (Catheter in nostrils) |
No response | Grimace | Cough or sneeze |
Color | Blue or pale | Pink
body blue extremities |
Completely pink |
Targeted Preductal SpO2 After Birth |
1
min 60%-65% 2 min 65%-70% 3 min 70%-75% 4 min 75%-80% 5 min 80%-85% 10 min 85%-90% |