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Table 3 Sedation score

From: Nociceptive thermal threshold testing in horses – effect of neuroleptic sedation and neuroleptanalgesia at different stimulation sites

Head position

0

lower lip at height of shoulder joint or higher

1

lower lip between shoulder and olecranon

2

lower lip between olecranon and carpal joint

3

lower lip at carpal joint or lower

Reaction to acoustic stimulation

0

moving back, normal reaction

1

mildly curbed reaction

2

clearly curbed reaction

3

no reaction

Reaction to visual stimulation

0

moving back, normal reaction

1

mildly curbed reaction

2

clearly curbed reaction

3

no reaction

Total score

0

no sedation

1-3

mild sedation

4-6

moderate sedation

7-9

deep sedation