Interactive APGAR Score calculator for newborn assessment. Requires the calculator gadget.
Usage: {{APGAR Calculator}}
APGAR Score
APGAR Score
| Criteria
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0
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1
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2
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| Appearance (Color)
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1 Blue/pale all over
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Blue extremities, pink body
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Pink all over
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| Pulse (Heart Rate)
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1 Absent
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<100 bpm
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≥100 bpm
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| Grimace (Reflex Irritability)
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1 No response
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Grimace/weak cry
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Cry or pull away
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| Activity (Muscle Tone)
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1 Limp
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Some flexion
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Active motion
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| Respiration
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1 Absent
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Slow/irregular
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Good cry
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| APGAR Score
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/ 10
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| Interpretation
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| 0–3
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Critically low — Immediate resuscitation needed.
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| 4–6
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Moderately low — May require some resuscitative measures.
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| 7–10
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Reassuring — Routine neonatal care.
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| References
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- Apgar V. A proposal for a new method of evaluation of the newborn infant. Curr Res Anesth Analg. 1953;32(4):260-267.
- American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn. The Apgar Score. Pediatrics. 2015;136(4):819-822. PMID 26416932.
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