Glasgow Coma Scale GCS Ausmed Explains

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Ausmed Explains... the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) • There are many different assessment tools for neurological function, however, the most widely known and used tool is the Glasgow Coma Scale. • The GCS sees a patient assessed and scored in three areas of neurological function: • 1) Eye-opening, • 2) Verbal response, • 3) Motor response. • The highest possible GCS score is a 15, which reflects an individual who is fully alert, aware and orientated. • The lowest possible score is 3, meaning the person is unconscious and unresponsive. • So, let’s look at measuring the person’s eye-opening. • Do they open their eyes spontaneously, like normal? (4 points.) • Do they only open their eyes when you speak to them or in response to noises? (3 points.) • Do they only open their eyes to a physical or painful stimulus? (2 points.) • Do they not open their eyes to anything? (1 point.) • Verbal response. • Is the person talking normally? Do they know who they are, where they are and when they are? (5 points.) • Do they seem confused and unable to answer these questions? (4 points.) • Do they respond with the wrong word to your questions? (3 points.) • Is the person making only incomprehensible sounds or moans? (2 points.) • Is the person not making any noise? (1 point.) • Motor response. • Are they able to follow a command? (6 points.) • Do they localise to a spot when a painful stimulus is applied? (5 points.) • Do they withdraw from the painful stimulus? (4 points.) • Does the person react with an abnormal flexion? (3 points.) • Does the person respond with an abnormal extension? (2 points.) • Do they have no response to painful stimuli? (1 point.) • For more information, visit: https://www.ausmed.com.au/ and subscribe to ‪@ausmed‬ for regular explainers like this! • Facebook ► / ausmed • Instagram ► / ausmededu • LinkedIn ► / ausmed-conferences • Twitter ► / ausmed

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