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1
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What are the 3 main categories used by the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to determine level of consciousness (LOC)?

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  1. Eye opening
  2. Verbal response
  3. Motor response
2
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What does a score of 4 in the “eye opening” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient is spontaneously opening their eyes.

3
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What does a score of 3 in the “eye opening” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient opens their eyes in response to sound.

4
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What does a score of 2 in the “ey opening” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient opens their eyes in response to pain/pressure.

5
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What does a score of 1 in the “eye opening” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient does not open their eyes in response to any given stimuli.

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What does a score of 5 in the “verbal response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient’s verbal responses indicate they are orientated.

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What does a score of 4 in the “verbal response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient’s verbal responses indicate they seem confused.

8
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What does a score of 3 in the “verbal response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient is speaking gibberish and nonsensical words.

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What does a score of 2 in the “verbal response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient is producing sounds but no recognizable words.

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What does a score of 1 in the “verbal response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient is not giving any verbal responses to stimuli.

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What does a score of 6 in the “motor response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient can give an appropriate motor response when given a command.

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What does a score of 5 in the “motor response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient localizes to pain/pressure and moves to the stimulus.

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What does a score of 4 in the “motor response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient withdraws from a painful/pressure stimulus.

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What does a score of 3 in the “motor response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient is exhibiting abnormal flexion i.e. decorticate posturing.

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What does a score of 2 in the “motor response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient is exhibiting abnormal extension i.e. decerebrate posturing.

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What does a score of 1 in the “motor response” category of the GCS indicate?

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That the patient is not giving any motor response to stimuli.

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What would a GCS score of 1-2-3 indicate?

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That the patient is not opening their eyes in response to stimuli (1), is producing incomprehensible sounds, and is in a decorticate posture.

18
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What GCS score range is indicative of minor DLOC? What about severe DLOC?

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Minor: 13-14
Moderate: 9-12
Severe: 3-8