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- Glasgow Coma Scale
The modern structured approach to assessment of the Glasgow...
- Glasgow Coma Scale
Jun 12, 2023 · The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to objectively describe the extent of impaired consciousness in all types of acute medical and trauma patients. The scale assesses patients according to three aspects of responsiveness: eye-opening, motor, and verbal responses.
- Shobhit Jain, Lindsay M. Iverson
- 2023/06/12
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The modern structured approach to assessment of the Glasgow Coma Scale improves accuracy, reliability and communication. Read the instructions below to learn more. Download the Assessment Aid to this new structured approach.
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Reproduced with permission. The Internet Stroke Center. Stroke Scales and Clinical Assessment Tools. (Retrieved Feb 7, 2004). [Online] Available: http://www.strokecenter.org/trials/scales/glasgow_coma.pdf.
GCS: BEST Verbal Response. Oriented: patient answers all of the correctly: he/she is (person) where he/she is (place) month and year (time) Guidelines for Basic Adult Neurological Observation, CCSO 2014.
The GCS is a 15-point scoring system designed to objectively assess cortical cerebral function in conjunction with pupillary function and limb strength assessment. It aims to remove both personal interpretations of a patient's condition and confusing descriptors.
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Glasgow Coma Score. Best Eye Response (E). (4) 4 = Eyes open spontaneously. 3 = Eye opening to verbal command. 2 = Eye opening to pain. 1 = No eye opening.