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Glasgow Coma Scale


   
   

Eye Opening     Spontaneous 4
  To Voice 3
  To Pain 2
  None 1
Verbal Oriented 5
  Confused 4
  Inappropriate Words 3
  Incomprehensible Words 2
  None 1
Motor Obeys Command 6
  Localizes Pain 5
  Withdraw (pain) 4
  Flexion (pain) 3
  Extension (pain) 2
  None 1

 - the Glasgow Coma Scale is a strong predictor of outcome;
 - mortality and morbidity increase with lower scores, reaching 54% with scores between 5 and 7;



Use of admission glasgow coma score, pupil size, and pupil reactivity to determine outcome for trauma patients.