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Glasgow Coma Scale
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was devised by doctors to assess head trauma and, importantly, to help keep track of patients' progress over a period of time. The scale is comprised of three tests: eye, verbal and motor responses. The lowest possible GCS is 3 (deep coma) whilst the highest is 15 (fully awake person).
Best eye response: (E)
- No eye opening
- Eye opening to pain
- Eye opening to speech
- Eyes opening spontaneously
Best verbal response: (V)
- No verbal response
- Incomprehensible sounds
- Inappropriate words
- Confused
- Orientated
Best motor responses: (M)
- No motor response
- Extension to pain
- Flexion to pain
- Withdraws from pain
- Localises pain
- Obeys commands
This explains why staff in casualty departments of hospitals say things like "GCS 9 = E2 V4 M3".
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