NCEMI eTools

Glasgow Coma Scale

A scale for assessing level of consciousness, particularly used in trauma.

Score: 0 Severe head injury and coma
Assessment
<8	Severe head injury and coma

Verbal

	Oriented 5 points
	Confused 4 points
	Inappropriate 3 points
	Incomprehensible 2 points
	None 1 points

Verbal

	Oriented 5 points
	Confused 4 points
	Inappropriate 3 points
	Incomprehensible 2 points
	None 1 points

Motor

	Obeys commands 6 points
	Localizes pain 5 points
	Withdraws to pain 4 points
	Flexion to pain 3 points
	Extension to pain 2 points
	None 1 points

Eye opening

	Spontaneous 4 points
	To command 3 points
	To pain 2 points
	None 1 points

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