APGAR Scoring

5 components, which are graded 0 to 2. They are HR, Respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, color (Barash table 42-4 in obstetric anesthesia chapter)
ACRONYM: SHIRT. S: Skin Color, H: HR, I: Irritability, R: Resp Rate, T: Tone

HR
0: Absent
1: < 100 beats/min
2: > 100 beats/min

Respiratory effort
0: Absent
1: Slow, irregular
2: Good, crying

Muscle tone
0: Limp
1: Some flexion of extremities
2: Active...

APGAR Scoring