Glascow Coma Scale

Question 1

Best eye response (E)

4
3
2
1

Answer 1

4 = eyes open spontaneously
3 = eyes open to voice/speech
2 = to pain
1 = none

Question 2

Best verbal response (V)

5
4
3
2
1

Answer 2

5 = normal conversation (patient responds appropriately to questions such as patients name, age, where they are and why the year month etc.)
4 = patient responds to questions coherently but there is some disorientation and confusion
3 = innapropriate words, not coherent
2 = no words, only sounds (moaning)
1 = none

Question 3

Best motor response (M)

6
5
4
3
2
1

Answer 3

6= obeys commands (person does simple things asked)
5= Localizes to pain (purposeful movements towards changing painful stimuli)
4=withdraws from pain (pulls body apart away when pinched)
3=Flexion in response to pain (decorticate response)
2=Extension in response to pain (decebrate response)
1=no motor response