GCS

Question 1

What is the maximum GCS?

Answer 1

15

Question 2

What is the minimum GCS?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

What is the break-up of GCS?

Answer 3

4 - Eyes
5 - Verbal
6 - Motor

Question 4

What are the 4 levels of eyes?

Answer 4

4 - Spontaneous
3 - Voice
2 - Touch
1 - Unresponsive

Question 5

What are the 5 levels of verbal?

Answer 5

5 - Orientated to time, place and person
4 - Confused
3 - Inappropriate
2 - Incomprehensible
1 - Unresponsive

Question 6

What are the 6 levels of motor?

Answer 6

6 - Obeys commands
5 - Localises pain
4 - Flexion/withdrawal to pain
3 - Abnormal flexion (decorticate)
2 - Abnormal extension (decerebrate)
1 - Unresponsive

Question 7

What is decorticate posturing?

Answer 7

Abnormal flexion

Question 8

What is decerebrate posturing?

Answer 8

Abnormal extension

Question 9

What is 3 for verbal?

Answer 9

Inappropriate

Question 10

What is 4 for motor?

Answer 10

Flexion/withdrawal to pain

Question 11

What is a 2 for verbal?

Answer 11

Incomprehensible

Question 12

What is a 2 for motor?

Answer 12

Abnormal extension

Question 13

How would a patient be presenting with a GCS of 10 (E2,V3,M5)?

Answer 13

Eyes open to touch, inappropriate verbal response with a localised response to pain.

Question 14

How would a patient be presenting with a GCS of 7 (E1, V2, M4)?

Answer 14

Unresponsive eyes, incomprehensible sounds, flexion/withdrawal to pain.

Question 15

How would a patient be presenting with a GCS of 4 (E1, V1, M2)?

Answer 15

Unresponsive eyes, no sounds, decerebrate posturing.

Question 16

What is a prehospital GCS indicator for MTS in the traumatic patient?

Answer 16

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