Glasgow Coma Scale

Question 1

What is the total score for GCS?

Answer 1

15

Question 2

What are the 3 components?

Answer 2

Eye opening
Motor response
Verbal response

Question 3

What is the max score for eye opening and what are constituents?

Answer 3

Max score: 4

4 - spontaneous opening
3 - to speech
2 - to pain
1 - not opening at all

Question 4

What is the max score for motor response and what are the constituents?

Answer 4

Max score: 6

6 - Obeys commands
5 - Localises pain
4 - Flexion/withdrawal to pain
3 - Abnormal flexion to pain
2 - Extension to pain
1 - No response

Question 5

What is the max score for verbal response and what are the constituents?

Answer 5

Max score: 5

5 - Oriented
4 - Sentences
3 - Words
2 - Sounds
1 - No response