used in determining patient responsiveness by rating verbal performance, motor responsiveness, and opening of the eyes. A score of 7 or less qualifies as being in a coma state. A score of 14 indicates no impairment.
A rating scale devised by Teasdale and Jennett to assess the level of consciousness following brain damage. The scale assesses eye, verbal and motor responses. The GCS is grade 1-15, the lower score indicating the greater neurologic impairment.
developed by Jennett and Teasdale (1989), instrument most frequently used to quantify levels of consciousness, consists of three categories: eye opening, verbal responses and motor responses.
A standardized measure used by paramedics, nurse, and emergency physicians to establish the level of awareness in neurologically impaired persons following an acute traumatic brain injury by assessing responsiveness in three areas: eye opening, motor response, and verbal response.
A Scale which evaluates the patient's level of awareness, which indirectly indicates the extent of neurologic injury. The scale rates three categories of patient responses; eye opening, best verbal response, and best motor response. The lowest score is 3 and is indicative of no response, the highest score is 15, indicates the patient is alert and aware of his or her surroundings.
A grading system for determining neurological function and mental status (alertness) after a traumatic injury to the head. Eye opening, verbal response, and motor response are graded. The lowest score is 3 and a normal score is 15.
The most widely used system of classifying the severity of head injuries or other neurologic diseases.
scoring system for monitoring the neurological status of patients with head injuries.
A standardized system used to assess the degree of brain impairment and to identify the seriousness of an injury in relation to outcome.
a standardized system for rating the severity of impaired consciousness; typically administered to a head injury survivor upon admission to the emergency room; often used as a prognostic indicator of long-term outcome
( See Appendix 3). This scale is used throughout the westernised world to measure level of responsiveness and to define coma and severity of head injury.
a clinical tool used to assess the degree of consciousness and neurological functioning - and therefore severity of brain injury - by testing motor responsiveness, verbal acuity, and eye opening.
A numerical sale given to head-injured patients, immediately following the injury, to measure the degree of unconsciousness. Scores run from a high of 15 to a low of 3. Persons are considered to have sustained a "mild" brain injury when the score is between 13-15. A score of 9-12 is considered to reflect a "moderate" brain injury, where a score of 8 or less reflects a "severe" brain injury.
The Glasgow Coma Scale is a neurological scale which seems to give a reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person, for initial as well as continuing assessment. A patient is assessed against the criteria of the scale, and the resulting points give the Glasgow Coma Score (or GCS). It has value in predicting ultimate outcome.
