The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) estimates impaired consciousness and coma severity based on response to defined stimuli including Eye, Verbal, and Motor criteria.

Mar 26, 2023 · The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a system to “score” or measure how conscious you are. It does that by giving numbered scores for how awake you are, your level of awareness and how …

The Glasgow Coma Scale[1] (GCS) is a clinical diagnostic tool widely used since the 1970s to roughly assess an injured person's level of brain damage. The GCS diagnosis is based on a patient's ability …

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) describes an individual's level of consciousness. It is often used to gauge the severity of an acute brain injury due to trauma or medical reasons.

The GCS is scored between 3 and 15, 3 being the worst and 15 the best. It is composed of three parameters: best eye response (E), best verbal response (V), and best motor response (M).

Download the Assessment Aid to this new structured approach. Identify any factors that might interfere with your assessment. Observe for spontaneous behaviours in any of the three components of the …

Dec 18, 2025 · The Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is a 15-point scale used to assess the level of consciousness of individuals at risk of neurological deterioration, especially after a head trauma.

Oct 7, 2025 · The standard GCS is not always suitable for young children who cannot yet speak or follow commands. For this reason, clinicians use the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (PGCS), which …

Mar 20, 2025 · The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to describe the general level of consciousness in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to define broad categories of head injury.

Jan 21, 2025 · A guide to assessing a patient's level of consciousness using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).