GLASGOW COMA SCALE (GCS)

Purposes:
- To measure of brain function, both cognitive and motor function.
- To record the conscious state of a person or to assess patient’s level of consciousness
for initial and sunsequent assessment.
- To determine deterioration or improvement of patient condition

Name of Patient: _________________________________________________ Age: __________

Ward/Unit : ________ Room/Bed number: _______Diagnosis: __________________________

GCS ( Score range 1-15 ) Score

Eye opening ____ Spontaneous- 4

____ Verbal Command- 3
____ Pain- 2
____ No response- 1

Verbal response ____Converses – 5

____Disoriented converses -4
____ Uses in appropriate words -3
____Incomprehensive sounds - 2
____ No response – 1

Motor response ____Verbal command – 6

____Localized pain - 5
____Flexes and withdraw - 4
____Flexes abnormally (decorticate)-3
____ Extends abnormal (decerebrate) - 2
____ No response - 1

TOTAL SCORE

INTERPRETATION:

Student’s name:

__________________________________ ______________________
Date: _______________ Lecturer/ Clinical Instructor

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