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1
Q

How is a patients GCS scored?

A
Eye opening response (out of 4)
Verbal response (out of 5)
Motor response (out of 6)
2
Q

How is a patients verbal response scored in GCS?

A
Oriented to time, person and place 
Confused 
Inappropriate words
Incomprehensible words
No response
3
Q

How is a patients eye opening response scored in GCS?

A

Spontaneously
To speech
To pain
No response

4
Q

How is someone’s motor response scored in GCS?

A
Obeys command 
Localised to pain
Flex withdrawal from pain
Abnormal flexion 
Abnormal extension 
No response
5
Q

A patient presents to A and E. His eyes open when you speak to him, he localised to pain and is confused.
What is his GCS?

A

12

6
Q

A patient presents to A and E.

He is unconscious and has abnormal flexion to pain. What is his GCS?

A

5

7
Q

A patient presents to A and E.
His eyes open in response to your voice. He mumbles and groans. He flexes in response to pain (but doesnt localise the pain).
What is his GCS?

A

9

8
Q

at what GCS would you be worried about the patient protecting their airway?

A

GCS 9

9
Q

what 2 things would you be worried about in a patient regarding their ventilation, if their GCS was less than 9?

A

be worried that they weren’t protecting their airway = aspiration
be worried they aren’t ventilating efficiently resulting in decreased Pa02 or increased PaC02