Assess and then decide! 😂
STUDY NOTES ⚕️
Glassgow Coma Score is used to assess the level of consciousness properly instead of using vague terms like semi-conscious, obtundant, etc.
Hence it is widely used thereby avoiding observer errors in the observation patients.
NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT USING GLASSGOW COMA SCALE:
1️⃣ Eyes Open:
Spontaneously – 4
To speech – 3
To pain – 2
None – 1
2️⃣ Best Verbal Response:
Oriented – 5
Confused – 4
Inappropriate words – 3
Incomprehensible sounds – 2
None – 1
3️⃣ Best Motor Response:
Obeys commands – 6
Localises pain – 5
Withdrawal to pain – 4
Flexion to pain – 3
Extension to pain – 2 (due to raised intracranial pressure)
None – 1
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⭐ Maximum score is 15.
⭐ Minimum score is 3.
⚠️ If a patient has a score of 7 or less than 7, then he/she is said to be in coma.
SOURCE: Manipal Manual of Surgery (3rd edition)
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