Table 1 Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Sedation Scale (CHWSS)

6

Anxious, agitated, has pain

5

Spontaneously awake without stimulation

4

Sleepy, eyes open or can be awakened easily with audible stimulation

3

Can be awakened with loud sound and light tactile stimulation

2

Can be awakened slowly (with difficulty) with constant painful stimulation

1

Sleepy and unresponsive to painful stimulation

0

Completely unresponsive to painful stimulation