What Is the Glasgow Coma Scale?
The GLASGOW coma scale is a method for assessing disturbances of consciousness. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was developed by Teasdale and Jennett in 1974.
Glasgow coma scale
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The GLASGOW coma scale is a method for assessing disturbances of consciousness. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was developed by Teasdale and Jennett in 1974.
- Name
- Glasgow coma scale
- Name
- Glasgow Coma Scale
- Short name
- GCS
- Invention time
- 1974
GCS programs include eye opening response, motor response and speech response.
Optimal eye opening response (E) Purposefully and spontaneously 4
Verbal order 3
Pain stimulus 2
No response 1
Best Spoken Response (V) Orientation and Answer 5
Answer error 4
Speech Confusion 3
Vague pronunciation 2
No response 1
Best Motor Response (M) Obey Verbal Commands 6
Local response to pain 5
Evasive response to pain 4
Buckling response (decortic rigidity) 3
Stretching response (reduced brain rigidity) 2
No response 1
The highest score on the scale is 15 and the lowest is 3. The higher the score, the better the consciousness. Usually there is a greater chance of recovery above 8 points, poor prognosis below 7 points, and patients with 3-5 points accompanied by disappearance of brain stem reflexes are at risk of potential death.
If the score is 9 at 6:30 in the evening, 2 of which are painful stimuli and eyes open, 4 points of incorrect response in spoken language, 3 points of flexion response (decortical rigidity) and motor response, then it is recorded as: GCS 9 = E2 + V4 + M3 at 18:30
This scale is simple and easy to use and more practical. However, children, especially children under 3 years of age, cannot be used due to non-cooperation; the elderly are often slow to respond with low scores; the use of speech barriers, deaf-mute people, mental patients, etc. is also restricted, especially the pre-coma unconsciousness cannot be used in the form To judge.
