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Table 2 Ramsay Sedation Scale (RSS)

From: Comparison of the Effects of Midazolam-Ketamine or Midazolam-Propofol Combinations on Hemodynamic Stability, Patient Comfort, and Post-anesthesia Recovery in Children Undergoing Sedation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedures

 

The Ramsay Sedation Scale

Point

Clinic

1

Awake, not comfortable and/or crying

2

Awake, calm, watching the surroundings

3

Sleepy but responds to verbal stimuli

4

Sleepy but responds immediately to glabellar tactile stimuli

5

Sleepy but responds slowly to glabellar tactile stimuli

6

Not responding to stimuli