Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

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A Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a clinical scale to measure a person's level of consciousness after a brain injury.



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2023

  • (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Coma_Scale Retrieved:2023-6-19.
    • The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a clinical scale used to reliably measure a person's level of consciousness after a brain injury.

      The GCS assesses a person based on their ability to perform eye movements, speak, and move their body. These three behaviours make up the three elements of the scale: eye, verbal, and motor. A person's GCS score can range from 3 (completely unresponsive) to 15 (responsive). This score is used to guide immediate medical care after a brain injury (such as a car accident) and also to monitor hospitalised patients and track their level of consciousness.

      Lower GCS scores are correlated with higher risk of death. However, the GCS score alone should not be used on its own to predict the outcome for an individual person with brain injury.