Glascow Coma Scale

Question 1

What are the three aspects of the glascow coma scale

Answer 1

eye opening response
Verbal Response
Motor Response

Question 2

What are the levels of the eye opening response

Answer 2

• Spontaneous–open with blinking at baseline 4 points
• To verbal stimuli, command, speech 3 points
• To pain only (not applied to face) 2 points
• No response 1 point

Question 3

What are the levels of verbal response

Answer 3

• Oriented 5 points
• Confused conversation, but able to answer questions 4 points
• Inappropriate words 3 points
• Incomprehensible speech 2 points
• No response 1 point

Question 4

What are the levels of motor response

Answer 4

• Obeys commands for movement 6 points
• Purposeful movement to painful stimulus 5 points
• Withdraws in response to pain 4 points
• Flexion in response to pain (decorticate posturing) 3 points
• Extension response in response to pain (decerebrate posturing) 2 points
• No response 1 point