Table 3 Modified sedation scoring (modified from Gurney et al. [28])

Spontaneous posture

Standing

0

Weak but standing

1

Lying but able to rise

2

Lying but difficulty rising

3

Unable to rise

4

Palpebral reflex

Brisk

0

Slow but with full corneal sweep

1

Slow but only partial corneal sweep

2

Absent

3

Eye position

Central

0

Rotated but not obscured by third eyelid

1

Rotated and obscured by third eyelid

2

Jaw and tongue relaxation

Normal jaw tone, strong gag reflex

0

Reduced tone, moderate gag reflex

1

Much reduced tone, slight gag reflex

2

Loss of tone, no gag reflex

3

Response to noise

Normal startle reaction

0

Reduced startle reaction

1

Minimal startle reaction

2

Absent reaction

3

General appearance/attitude

Excitable

0

Awake and normal

1

Tranquil

2

Stuporous

3