Glasgow coma scale
| Glasgow coma scale |
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Overview
The Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS is a neurological scale that aims to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment. A patient is assessed against the criteria of the scale, and the resulting points give a patient score between 3 (indicating deep unconsciousness) and either 14 (original scale) or 15 (the more widely used modified or revised scale).
| Eye Opening | Spontaneous | 4 |
| To Verbal Command | 3 | |
| To Pain | 2 | |
| None | 1 | |
| Best Verbal Response | Oriented | 5 |
| Confused | 4 | |
| Inappropriate Words | 3 | |
| Incomprehensive Sounds | 2 | |
| None | 1 | |
| Best Motor Response | Obeys Commands | 6 |
| Localizes Pain | 5 | |
| Withdraws from Pain | 4 | |
| Flexion to Pain | 3 | |
| Extension to Pain | 2 | |
| None | 1 | |
| GCS-Score | 3-15 | |
| GCS > 8 = Somnolent | ||
| >12 | Mild | |
| 12-9 | Moderate | |
| Somnolence: Sleepy, easy to wake | ||
| Stupor: Hypnoid, hard to wake | ||
| GCS < 8 = Unconscious | ||
| 8-7 | Coma Grade I | Light Coma |
| 6-5 | Coma Grade II | Light Coma |
| 4 | Coma Grade III | Deep Coma |
| 3 | Coma Grade IV | Deep Coma |
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Acknowledgements
The content on this page was first contributed by Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]
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