Glasgow Coma Scale
Topic: Medical-surgical
A scale that scores level of consciousness by eye opening, verbal response and motor response; the three scores add up to a total from 3 (lowest) to 15 (best). Lower scores mean deeper impairment; 8 or below indicates severe brain injury and coma. Record each component as well as the total (e.g., E3V4M5) and report a drop of 2 or more points from the previous score at once.
- Also known as:
- GCS
- In Turkish:
- Glasgow Koma Skalası
What does Glasgow Coma Scale mean?
Glasgow Coma Scale is part of the Medical-surgical topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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