Glasgow Coma Scale For Adults and Children

Component Score Adult Child <5 y Child >5 y
Motor 6 Follows commands Normal spontaneous movements Follows commands
5 Localizes pain Localizes to supraocular pain (>9 mo)
4 Withdraws to pain Withdraws from nail bed pressure
3 Flexion Flexion to supraocular pain
2 Extension Extension to supraocular pain
1 None None
Verbal 5 Oriented Age-appropriate speech/vocalizations Oriented
4 Confused speech Less than usual ability; irritable cry Confused
3 Inappropriate words Cries to pain Inappropriate words
2 Incomprehensible Moans to pain Incomprehensible
1 None No response to pain
Eye opening 4 Spontaneous Spontaneous
3 To command To voice
2 To pain To pain
1 None None

From Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine. A Comprehensive Study Guide

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Good read

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Learnt something new today.

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Insightful!

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Very informative

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GCS - Gold standard scale to know about the level of Consciousness.

Very well elaborated.

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A detailed explanation.

Good… I like it when a piece of info is useful.

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