GCs Flashcards
1
Q
What three things are assessed? Mnemonic? Max score?
A
Eye response
Verbal response
Motor response
(AVPU)
max score = 15
2
Q
What does AVPU stand for?
A
Alert, voice, pain, unresponsive
3
Q
What’s the max grading for eye movement? What do each of the numbers mean?
A
4
4 = spontaneously open eyes 3 = responds to voice 2 = responds to pain 1 = no response
4
Q
What’s the max grading for voice? What do each of the numbers mean?
A
5
5 = oriented to time, place and person 4 = confused 3 = inappropriate words 2 = incomprehensible sounds 1 = no response
5
Q
What’s the max grading for movement?
A
6
6 = Obeys movement commands 5 = Moves to localised pain 4 = Withdrawal from pain 3 = abnormal flexion (decorticate) 2 = abnormal extension (decerebrate) 1 = no response
Note: flex>extension
6
Q
What does decerebrate mean? What position is this?
A
UMN problem, results in extended arms and wrists turned outwards like in palsy
7
Q
What does decorticate mean? What position is this?
A
LMN problem, results in flexed arms and wrists turned in, like holding in a teddy bear
8
Q
What’s the lowest gcs score?
A
3