GCS scale

Question 1

what are the eye opening responses

Answer 1

4- patients eyes open spontaneously
3- patients eyes open to verbal command
2- patients eyes open to painful stim
1- No reponse

Question 2

what are the verbal responses

Answer 2

5- patient is alert and orientated
4- able to answer in full setences with incorrect answers and confused
3- intelligible but inappropriate words
2- patients speech is unintelligible or incomprehensible
1- patient is unresponsive

Question 3

what are the motor responses

Answer 3

6- patient can obey simple motor commands
5- patient localizes to pain
4- patient withdraws from pain
3- patients body flexes to painful stimuli
2- patients body extends outwards to painful stimuli
1- patient is unresponisve

Question 4

if a patient is a 2 2 4 on the GCS what does this mean?

Answer 4

patients eyes open to painful stimulus, speech is unintelligible and incomprehensible, and patient withdraws from pain

Question 5

if a patient is a 3 4 5 what does this mean?

Answer 5

patients eyes open to verbal command, responds in incorrect answers and is confused, and patient localizes to painful stimulus

Question 6

if a patient doesnt open their eyes, moans and withdrawls from pain when you pinch them, what are they on the GCS?

Answer 6

1, 2, 4

Question 7

if a patient opens their eyes, moans and their body flexes to a painful stimulus what are they on the GCS

Answer 7

2, 2, 3