Sunday, September 14, 2008

Glasgow Coma Scale

Eye opening

Spontaneous 4

To speech 3

To pain 2

No response 1


Verbal response

Orientated 5

Confused: talks in sentences but disorientated 4

Verbalizes: words not sentences 3

Vocalizes: sounds (groans or grunts) not words 2

No vocalization 1


Motor response

Obeys commands 6

Localizes to pain: e.g. brings hand up beyond chin to supraorbital pain 5

Flexion withdrawal to pain: no localization to supraorbital pain but flexes elbow to nail bed pressure 4

Abnormal flexion to pain 3

Extension to pain: extends elbow to nail bed pressure 2

No response 1

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