Glasgow coma scale

Question 1

what is Glasgow Coma Scale?

Answer 1

The Glasgow Coma Scale[1] (GCS) is a clinical scale used to reliably measure a person’s level of consciousness after a brain injury.

Question 2

grades in eyes response?

Answer 2

Eye response (E)

Spontaneously score 4
To speech score 3
To pain score 2
No response 1

Question 3

grades in Best Verbal response (V)?

Answer 3

oriented to time , place & person score 5
confused score 4
inappropriate words score 3
incomprehensible sounds score 2
No response score 1

Question 4

grades in best motor response?

Answer 4

obey commands score 6
move to localized pain score 5
flexion withdrawal  from pain score 4
Abnormal flexion (decorticate) score 3
Abnormal extension (decerebrate ) score 2
No response score 1

Question 5

Total in glasgow coma scale?

Answer 5

Total 15
best response 15
comatose client 8 or less
totally unresponsive 3