GCS (peds): Difference between revisions

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===Caveats:===
===Caveats:===
*For children > 5 years of age, use the adult GCS Score.
*For children > 5 years of age, use the adult GCS Score.

Revision as of 06:16, 6 June 2014

Eyes

4 Opens eyes spontaneously

3 Opens eyes to speech only

2 Opens eyes to pain only

1 Does not open eyes

Motor

6 Normal spontaneous movement

5 Withdraws to touch

4 Withdraws to pain1

3 Abnormal flexion to pain2 (Decorticate response)

2 Abnormal extension to pain2 (Decerebrate response)

1 No response

Caveats:

  • For children > 5 years of age, use the adult GCS Score.

1. For Motor score 4, pain is defined flat, fingernail pressure (often performed with the barrel of a pencil). 2. For Motor scores 2 and 3, pain is defined by pressing hard on the supraorbital notch. If this unsuccessful, sternal pressure may also be attempted.

Verbal

5 Coos, babbles

4 Irritable, cries

3 Cries to pain

2 Moans to pain

1 No response