National Consensus for the Management of Acute Gastroenteritis in Jordanian Children: Consensus Recommendations Endorsed by the Jordanian Paediatric Society

Table 1

The Clinical Dehydration Scale (CDS).

Characteristic	Score
	0	1	2
General appearance	Normal	Thirsty, restless, or lethargic, but irritable when touched	Drowsy, limp, cold, or sweaty; ±comatose
Eyes	Normal	Slightly sunken	Very sunken
Mucous membranes	Moist	Sticky	Dry
Tears	Tears	Decreased tears	Absent tears

Score 0: no dehydration; scores 1-4: some dehydration; scores 5-8: moderate/severe dehydration. Table reprinted with permission from Friedman et al. [29].