Glasgow Coma Scale Quiz

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1. The Glasgow Coma Scale assesses all of the following parameters except?
Your answer:
motor response
verbal response
eye opening
memory

2. Select the correct statement regarding the Glasgow Coma Scale

Your answer:
A score of 3 is normal
A score of 7 represents coma
A score of 12 accompanies brain death
A score of 15 is indicative of a poor prognosis

3. A patient who opens his eyes in response to pain, makes no verbal response, but
withdraws from pain has a Glasgow Coma Score
Your answer:
3
5
7
11

4. The Glasgow Coma Scale evaluates:

Your answer:
motor response, gag reflex, verbal response
eye opening, motor response, verbal response
eye opening, pupillary response, motor response
verbal response, pupillary response, motor response

5. A 10-month-old is struck by a car while in his mother's arms. On arrival, the infant
is moving all his extremities spontaneously, opens eyes to pain only, and is
screaming inconsolably. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is:
Your answer:
10
12
14
15

6. When provided with a pain stimulus, your patient attempts to interfere with the
stimulus application by grabbing at the source or pushing the source away. This
response characterizes
Your answer:
a withdrawal response to pain
decerebrate posturing
the ability to localize pain and coordinate a response
decorticate posturing

7. When provided with a pain stimulus, your patient flexes and/or retracts the
stimulated area to avoid or escape the stimulus. This response characterizes
Your answer:
a withdrawal response to pain
decerebrate posturing
the ability to localize pain and coordinate a response
decorticate posturing

8. When provided with a pain stimulus, your patient flexes and adducts both arms.
This response characterizes
Your answer:
a withdrawal response to pain
decerebrate posturing
the ability to localize pain and coordinate a response
decorticate posturing

9. When provided with a pain stimulus, your patient extends and abducts both arms.
This response characterizes
Your answer:
a withdrawal response to pain
decerebrate posturing
the ability to localize pain and coordinate a response
decorticate posturing

10. Decorticate or decerebrate posturing indicates the presents of

Your answer:
coordinated and localized responses to stimulation
irreversible brain damage
a high (C-1 to C-3) spinal cord lesion, resulting in reflexive muscle movement of the
extremities
a significant brain injury that is life-threatening

11. Which of the following Glasgow Coma Scale scores in a patient would be most
consistent with severe head injury?
Your answer:
4
10
14
20

12. A Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8 or below is an indication of

Your answer:
mild head injury
severe head injury
moderate head injury
no head injury

13. A Glasgow Coma Scale score of 9 to 12 is an indication of

Your answer:
mild head injury
severe head injury
moderate head injury
no head injury

14. A Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13 to 15 is an indication of

Your answer:
mild head injury
severe head injury
moderate head injury
no head injury

15. A person who requires vigorous stimulation shaking, shouting for a response is
described as:
Your answer:
lethargic
obtunded
stuporous
comatose

16. Which of the following statements about the use of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is
false:
Your answer:
To obtain a score, add the scores for eye opening, best verbal, and best motor.
The highest score obtainable is 15.
The scale can be used for infants, children, and adults.
The lowest possible score is 0.

17. A patient who does not respond to body or environmental stimuli is

Your answer:
Obtunded
Lethargic
Confused
Comatose

18. Commonly used standardized test, evaluates brain injuries. It rates three
categories of patient responses; eye opening, best motor response, and best verbal
response. Levels of responses indicate the degree of nervous system or brain
impairment.
Your answer:
DCAP-BTLS
GCS
AVPU
BSI

19. A state of unconsciouness from which the person cannot be aroused, even by
powerful stimulation, or lack of any response to one’s environment
Your answer:
sleep
stuporous
coma
confused

20. What is the miminum score possible on the Glasgow Coma Scale
Your answer:
zero
1
2
3

21. What is the maximum score possible on the Glasgow Coma Scale
Your answer:
12
15
18
21

22. The best possible score for a Glasgow coma scale is:
Your answer:
eye opening 4; verbal response 5; motor response; 6
eye opening 6; verbal response 5; motor response; 4
eye opening 5; verbal response 5; motor response; 5
eye opening 3; verbal response 4; motor response; 5

23. Patient is oriented to person, place, and time but slow and sluggish
Your answer:
Confused
Lethargic
Obtunded
Stuporous

24. The Glasgow Coma Scale is used as a tool to assess a patient's:

Your answer:
mental status
level of shock
neurological status
tolerance to pain

25. The three spheres of orientation which you assess are

Your answer:
place, person and sensation
time, memory and cognition
person, place and time
person, mentation and place

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