Glasgow Coma Scale

Question 1

What are the 3 components of GCS?

Answer 1

Motor response
Verbal response
Eye opening

Question 2

What is the maximum score for each component?

Answer 2

M - 6
V - 5
E - 4

Question 3

What are the scores for motor response?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What are the scores for verbal response?

Answer 4

5. Orientated
6. Confused
7. Words
8. Sounds
9. None

Question 5

What are the scores for eye opening?

Answer 5

4. Spontaneous
5. To speech
6. To pain
7. None