Glasgow Coma Scale

Question 1

What are the three domains of GCS?

Answer 1

Eye opening

Verbal Response

Motor response

Question 2

What are the scores for eye opening?

Answer 2

1. no response
2. pain
3. speech
4. spontaneous

Question 3

What are the scores for verbal response?

Answer 3

1. No vocalization
2. Grunts/groans
3. Words
4. Confused
5. Orientated

Question 4

What are the scores for Motor response?

Answer 4

1. No response
2. Extension to pain
3. Abnormal flexion
4. Normal flexion - doesn’t localise to pain
5. Normal flexion - localises to pain
6. Obeys commands