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For further information and video demonstration visit www.glasgowcomascale.org. Graphic design by Margaret Frej based on layout and illustrations from Medical Illustration M I 268093 (c) Sir Graham Teasdale 2015.
Teasdale G, Jennett B. "Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale." The Lancet 13;2(7872):81-4, 1974.
The Glasgow Coma Scale was described in 1974 by Graham Teasdale and Bryan Jennett as a way to communicate about the level of consciousness of patients with an acute brain injury.
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.
Mar 26, 2023 · The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a system to “score” or measure how conscious you are. It does that by giving numbered scores for how awake you are, your level of awareness and how you respond to basic instructions. Experts at the University of Glasgow in Scotland developed the GCS in 1974.
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.
GCS: BEST Motor Response. response is documented localizing spontaneously do NOT use painful. obeying commands, place in neutral position and restraints before. necessary, use central pain to eliciting spinal reflex. flexion flexion.
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.
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS): Adult and Pediatric Combined GCS. Note: Modifications for age appropriate response for infant/young children. EYE OPENING RESPONSE. 4 pts = Open spontaneously. 3 pts = To verbal stimuli. To speech, to shout. 2 pts = To painful stimuli. 1 pt = No response. BEST VERBAL RESPONSE.
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.
