GCS

Question 1

What is GCS out of?

Answer 1

15

Question 2

What is the lowest score possible?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

What GCS is indicative of something wrong?

Answer 3

13 or less

Question 4

What are the parts of GCS?

Answer 4

Eye opening
Verbal response
Motor response

Question 5

What is eye opening out of?

Answer 5

4

Question 6

What is E4?

Answer 6

Spontaneous opening

Question 7

What is E3?

Answer 7

Response to speech

Question 8

What is E2?

Answer 8

Response to pain

Question 9

What is E1?

Answer 9

Unresponsiveness

Question 10

What is verbal response out of?

Answer 10

5

Question 11

What is V5?

Answer 11

Orientated - talking in full sentences

Question 12

What is V4?

Answer 12

Confused sentences

Question 13

What is V3?

Answer 13

Inappropriate speech - random words

Question 14

What is V2?

Answer 14

Incomprehensible speech - noise but no words

Question 15

What is V1?

Answer 15

No verbal response

Question 16

What is motor response out of?

Answer 16

6

Question 17

What is M6?

Answer 17

Obeying commands

Question 18

What is M5?

Answer 18

Localises to pain - tries to remove stimulus

Question 19

What is M4?

Answer 19

Moves away from pain

Question 20

What is M3?

Answer 20

Flexor response to pain - decorticate posture

Question 21

What is M2?

Answer 21

Extensor response to pain - decerebrate posture

Question 22

What is M1?

Answer 22

No response to pain

Question 23

How do you ellicit pain?

Answer 23

Trapezius squeeze

Supraorbital pressure

Question 24

How do you differentiate between V5 and V3?

Answer 24

V5 limb has to move above clavicle