GCS

Question 1

What are the range of scores for the best eye response?

Answer 1

1-4

Question 2

In the best eye response, what score does opening spontaneously give?

Answer 2

4

Question 3

In the best eye response, what score does opening to verbal command give?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

In the best eye response, what score does open to pain give?

Answer 4

2

Question 5

In the best eye response, what score does no eye opening give?

Answer 5

1

Question 6

What is the range of scores for best verbal response?

Answer 6

1-5

Question 7

What are the 3 aspects of the GCS?

Answer 7

1. eye
2. verbal
3. motor

Question 8

In the best verbal response, what score does orientated give?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

In the best verbal response, what score does confused give?

Answer 9

4

Question 10

In the best verbal response, what score does inappropriate words give?

Answer 10

3

Question 11

In the best verbal response, what score does incomprehensible sounds give?

Answer 11

2

Question 12

In the best verbal response, what score does no verbal response give?

Answer 12

1

Question 13

What is the range of scores for motor response?

Answer 13

1-6

Question 14

In the best motor response, what score does obeys commands get?

Answer 14

6

Question 15

In the best motor response, what score does localising pain give?

Answer 15

5

Question 16

In the best motor response, what score does withdrawal from pain give?

Answer 16

4

Question 17

In the best motor response, what score does flexion to pain give?

Answer 17

3

Question 18

In the best motor response, what score does extension to pain give?

Answer 18

2

Question 19

In the best motor response, what score does no motor response give?

Answer 19

1

Question 20

What is the maximum score?

Answer 20

15

Question 21

What is the minimum score?

Answer 21

3

Question 22

What is a good chance of recovery?

Answer 22

8 or more

Question 23

What is a potentially fatal GCS?

Answer 23

3-5 especially if accompanied by fixed pupils or absence oculovestibular responses

Question 24

Importance of a fixed dilated pupil?

Answer 24

3rd nerve palsy because there is parasympathetic fibres on the outside of the nerve and travels over the apex of the petrous part of temporal bone causing a fixed dilated pupil.