Using the AVPU method, a casualty who does not respond to questions in a loud voice but responds to pain by sternum rub is classified as?

Using the AVPU method, a casualty who does not respond to questions in a loud voice but responds to pain by sternum rub is classified as?

• A. Pain response
• B. Alert
• C. Verbal response
• D. Unresponsive

Answer: (A)

In AVPU, the levels are Alert, Verbal, Pain, and Unresponsive. This casualty doesn’t respond to questions when spoken to, so they aren’t Alert. They don’t respond to verbal stimuli, so they aren’t Verbal. They do respond when a painful stimulus is applied (sternum rub), which places them in the Pain response category. They’re not Unresponsive because there is a reaction to a stimulus. So the appropriate classification is Pain response.

In AVPU, the levels are Alert, Verbal, Pain, and Unresponsive. This casualty doesn’t respond to questions when spoken to, so they aren’t Alert. They don’t respond to verbal stimuli, so they aren’t Verbal. They do respond when a painful stimulus is applied (sternum rub), which places them in the Pain response category. They’re not Unresponsive because there is a reaction to a stimulus. So the appropriate classification is Pain response.