Airway management

Question 1

What is the GCS scoring guide?

Answer 1

Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) Components
Best eye-opening/response
Spontaneously (+4)
To verbal commands (+3)
To pain (+2)
No eye-opening or unassessable (+1)

Best verbal response
Oriented (+5)
Confused (+4)
Inappropriate words (+3)
Incomprehensible sounds (+2)
No verbal response or unassessable (intubated, etc.) (+1)

Best motor response
Obeys commands (+6)
Localizes pain (+5)
Withdrawal from pain (+4)
Flexion to pain (+3)
Extension to pain (+2)
No motor response (+1)