Glasgow coma scale
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The Glasgow Coma Scale is a clinical scale used to measure a person's level of consciousness after a brain injury, consisting of assessments of eye, verbal, and motor responses. It was developed in 1974 at the University of Glasgow to reliably evaluate brain injury severity. While widely used, the scale has limitations for assessing those with swollen eyes, tracheostomies, or who are intubated, and is less applicable to young children under 3 years old.
Glasgow coma scale
- 1. GLASGOW COMA SCALE PRESENTED BY: MISS. SHWETA SHARMA AIIMS, JODHPUR
- 2. WHAT IS GCS? •The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a clinical scale used to reliably measure a person's level of consciousness after a brain injury.
- 3. The Glasgow Coma Scale was first published in 1974 at the University of Glasgow by neurosurgery professors Graham Teasdale and Bryan Jennett.
- 4. COMPONENTS
- 14. LIMITATIONS •Swollen eyes from injury •Tracheostomy / Intubation •GCS has limited applicability to children, especially below the age of 36 months.
- 15. UPDATE