Glasgow Coma Scale

·  Scoring

1. Eye Opening
1. Spontaneous: 4
2. To speech: 3
3. To pain: 2
4. No Response: 1
2. Best Verbal Response
1. Oriented (Infant coos or babbles): 5
2. Confused (Infant irritable cries): 4
3. Inappropriate words (Infant Cries to pain): 3
4. Incomprehensible sounds (Infant Moans to pain): 2
5. No Response: 1
3. Best Motor Response
1. Obeys (Infant moves spontaneous/purposefully): 6
2. Localizes (infant withdraws to touch): 5
3. Withdraws to pain: 4
4. Abnormal Flexion to pain (Decorticate): 3
5. Extensor Response to pain (Decerebrate): 2
6. No Response: 1

·  Interpretation

1. Total: 3-15
2. Minor Head Injury: 13-15
3. Moderate Head Injury: 9-12
4. Severe Head Injury (Coma): <= 8
1. Confers Significant Mortality Risk <= 8