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The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) gives a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a patient. It has value in predicting ultimate outcome.

You must give information about all three categories - motor, verbal and eye response - in order to determine a GCS for this patient

Best Motor Response :

Obeys a command

Localises repsonse to pain

Withdraws to pain

Flexor response to pain

Extensor posturing to pain

No response to pain

Best Verbal Response

Oriented

Confused conversation

Inappropriate speech

Incomprehensible speech

None

Eye Opening

Spontaneous eye opening

Eye opening in response to speech

Eye opening in response to pain

No eye opening

Last Update: 31 January 2008