Glasgow Coma Scale - GCS

Question 1

Eyes (4 points)

Answer 1

Opens eyes spontaneously

Question 2

Eyes (3 points)

Answer 2

Opens eyes on command

Question 3

Eyes (2 points)

Answer 3

Opens eyes to painful stimulus

Question 4

Eyes (1 point)

Answer 4

Does not open eyes

Question 5

Verbal (5 points)

Answer 5

Answers all questions appropriately,
(oriented to person, place, time & event)

Question 6

Verbal (4 points)

Answer 6

Gives confused answers (not oriented to person, place, time & event)

Question 7

Verbal (3 points)

Answer 7

Inappropriate response
(speech is clear but does not make sense)

Question 8

Verbal (2 points)

Answer 8

Makes garbled, unintelligible noises

Question 9

Verbal (1 point)

Answer 9

No verbal response

Question 10

Motor (6 points)

Answer 10

Follows simple commands

Question 11

Motor (5 points)

Answer 11

Localizes painful stimulus

Question 12

Motor (4 points)

Answer 12

Withdraws from painful stimulus

Question 13

Motor (3 points)

Answer 13

Decorticate (abnormal flexion)
response to painful stimulus

Question 14

Motor (2 points)

Answer 14

Decerebrate (abnormal extension)
response to painful stimulus

Question 15

Motor (1 point)

Answer 15

No motor response