GLASGOW COMA SCALE

Question 1

what are the sections

Answer 1

-motor
-verbal
-eyes

Question 2

what is the glasgow coma scale marked out of?

Answer 2

15

Question 3

what is scored in eyes section

Answer 3

EYES- 4 letters out of 4

4. Spontaneous reponse
5. speech
6. Pain
7. None

Question 4

what is scored in verbal

Answer 4

verbal= 6 letters
motor=5 letters
verbal is scored out of 5 and motor is scored out of 6

verbal:
5. Orientated
4. Confused
3. Words
2. Sounds
1. None

Question 5

what is scored for motor

Answer 5

verbal= 6 letters
motor=5 letters
verbal is scored out of 5 and motor is scored out of 6

6. Obbeys commands
7. Localises to pain
8. Withdraws from pain
9. Abnormal flexion to pain (decoritate posture)
10. Extending to pain
11. None

Question 6

if one side is worse than another- what do you use?

Answer 6

you take the BEST from either side