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Flashcards in TBI: Glascow Coma Scale Deck (12)
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1
Q

Quantifies the severity of TBI and predicts outcome; scores range from _ to __

A

3 to 15

2
Q

Scores below 8 indicate a ___ brain injury.

A

Severe

3
Q

Scores between 9 and 12 indicate a ____ brain injury.

A

Moderate

4
Q

Scores above 14 indicate a ____ brain injury.

A

Minor

5
Q

A severe brain injury is indicated by a GCS score below ___

A

8

6
Q

A moderate brain injury is indicated by a GCS score between __ and __

A

9 and 12

7
Q

A minor brain injury is indicated by a GCS score above __

A

14

8
Q

GCS scoring for motor responses

A

▪ No response (1 point)
▪ Rigid and extended response to pain (decerebrate posturing; 2 points)
▪ Flexion (decorticate posturing) in response to pain (3 points)
▪ Pulls part of body away in response to pain (4 points)
▪ Purposeful movement to painful stimulus (5 points)
▪ Obeys commands to perform various movements (6 points)

9
Q

GCS scoring for verbal responses

A

▪ No response (1 point)
▪ Incomprehensible speech (2 points)
▪ Inappropriate words (3 points)
▪ Confused conversation but able to answer questions (4 points)
▪ Oriented to person, place, and time (5 points)

10
Q

GCS scoring for eye opening responses

A

▪ No response (1 point)
▪ To pain only (stimulus not applied to face; 2 points)
▪ When asked with loud voice (3 points)
▪ Spontaneous—opens eyes on own (4 points)

11
Q

What type of posturing would receive 2 pts on the motor response section of the GCS

A

Decerebrate

12
Q

What type of posturing would receive 3 pts on the motor response section of the GCS

A

Decorticate