GCS Flashcards

1
Q

What is the GCS composed of?

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Best eye response
Best verbal response
Best motor response

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2
Q

What’s the highest/best score for GCS?

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15

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3
Q

What’s the lowest/worse score of GCS?

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3

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4
Q

No eye opening

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1- Eye

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5
Q

Eye opening to verbal command

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3- Eye

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6
Q

No verbal response

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1- Verbal

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7
Q

Patient flexes to pain

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3- Motor

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8
Q

Eyes open spontaneously

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4- Eyes

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9
Q

Best eye response

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4

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10
Q

Best verbal response

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5

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11
Q

Best motor response

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6

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12
Q

Incomprehensible sounds

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2- Verbal

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13
Q

Extension to pain

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2- Motor

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14
Q

Obeys commands

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6-Motor

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15
Q

Inappropriate words

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3-Verbal

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16
Q

Oriented

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5-Verbal

17
Q

Localizing pain

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5- Motor

18
Q

Confused sentences

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4-Verbal

19
Q

Eye opening to pain

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2-Eyes

20
Q

Withdrawal from pain

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4-Motor

21
Q

A GCS of 13>

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Mild brain injury

22
Q

GCS 9-12

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Moderate brain injury

23
Q

GCS = 8

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Severe brain injury

24
Q

No motor response

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1-Motor