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Flashcards by Rachel Layton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rachel Layton
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Best Eye Response (E) | Eyes opening spontaneously - 4 Eyes opening to speech - 3 Eyes opening in response to pain - 2 No eye opening - 1 |
| Best Verbal response (V) | Oriented (pt responds coherently and appropriately to questions about person, place, time and situation) - 5 confused (pt responds to questions coherently but there is some disorientation and confusion) - 4 Inappropriate words (random or exclamatory speech, but not conversational exchange) - 3 Incomprehensible sounds ( moaning but no words) - 2 None - 1 |
| Best Motor Response (M) | Obeys commands (pt does simple things as asked) - 6 Localizes to pain (purposeful movements toward changing painful stimuli) - 5 withdraws from pain (pulls part of body away when pinched) - 4 Flexion in response to pain (decorticate response) - 3 Extension to pain (decerebrate response) -2 No motor response - 1 |
| How does the GCS scoring work and what does it communicate? | Scores range from 3-15 and communicate about the level of consciousness of patients with an acute brain injury. The findings using the scale guide initial decision making/monitor trends in responsiveness that are important in signalling the need for new actions. |
| What 3 areas are assessed with the GCS? | Eye, verbal and motor responses |
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