Glasgow Coma Scale

Question 1

What 3 category’s is the Glasgow coma scale divided into?

Answer 1

Eyes opening
Motor response
Verbal response

Question 2

What is the category ‘eyes opening’ scored out of in the Glasgow coma scale?

Answer 2

4

Question 3

What is the category ‘motor response’ scored out of in the Glasgow coma scale?

Answer 3

6

Question 4

What is the category ‘motor response’ scored out of in the Glasgow coma scale?

Answer 4

5

Question 5

Name the 4 elements of ‘eyes opening’ in the Glasgow coma scale?

Answer 5

4 - Spontaneously
3 - To speech
2 - To pain
1 - None

Question 6

Name the 6 elements of ‘motor response’ in the Glasgow coma scale?

Answer 6

6 - Obeys commands
5 - Localises pain
4 - Withdraws from pain
3 - Abnormal flexion
2 - Extensor response
1 - No response to pain

Question 7

Name the 5 elements of ‘verbal response’ in the Glasgow coma scale?

Answer 7

5 - Orientated
4 - Confused
3 - Inappropriate words
2 - Incomprehensible sounds
1 - No verbal response

Question 8

A patient scores a 4 in the ‘eyes opening’ section of the Glasgow come scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 8

The patient is able to open their eyes spontaneously

Question 9

A patient scores a 3 in the ‘eyes opening’ section of the Glasgow come scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 9

The patient opens their eyes to speech/noise

Question 10

A patient scores a 2 in the ‘eyes opening’ section of the Glasgow come scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 10

The patient opens their eyes in response to pain

Question 11

A patient scores a 1 in the ‘eyes opening’ section of the Glasgow come scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 11

The patient does not open their eyes

Question 12

A patient scores a 6 in the ‘motor response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 12

Obeying command: the patient does simple things you ask (beware of accepting a grasp reflex in this category)

Infant: moves spontaneously or purposefully

Question 13

A patient scores a 5 in the ‘motor response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 13

Localising response to pain: purposeful movements towards changing painful stimuli is a ‘localising’ response

Infant: withdraws from touch

Question 14

A patient scores a 4 in the ‘motor response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 14

Withdraws to pain: pulls limb away from painful stimulus

Infant: withdraws from pain

Question 15

A patient scores a 3 in the ‘motor response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 15

Abnormal flexor response to pain: stimulus causes abnormal flexion of limbs

(adduction of arm, internal rotation of shoulder, pronation of forearm, wrist flexion - decorticate posture

Question 16

A patient scores a 2 in the ‘motor response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 16

Extensor posturing to pain: the stimulus causes limb extension

(abduction, internal rotation of shoulder, pronation of forearm, wrist extension) - decerebrate posture

Question 17

A patient scores a 1 in the ‘motor response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 17

The patient has no response to pain

Question 18

A patient scores a 5 in the ‘verbal response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 18

Orientated: the patient knows who he/she is, where he/she is and why, the year, season, and month

Infant: smiles, orientated to sounds, follows objects, interacts

Question 19

A patient scores a 4 in the ‘verbal response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 19

Confused conversation: the patient responds to questions in a conversational manner but some disorientation and confusion

Infant: cries but consolable, inappropriate interactions

Question 20

A patient scores a 3 in the ‘verbal response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 20

Inappropriate speech: random or exclamatory articulated speech but no conversational exchange

Infant: inconsistently inconsolable, moaning

Question 21

A patient scores a 2 in the ‘verbal response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 21

Incomprehensible speech: moaning but no words

Infant: inconsolable, agitated

Question 22

A patient scores a 1 in the ‘verbal response’ section of the Glasgow coma scale, what does this indicate?

Answer 22

The patient gives no verbal response