A 58-year-old man on ICU is admitted with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of E2 V3 M5. What is his total GCS score and what do the individual components in...

Question

A 58-year-old man on ICU is admitted with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of E2 V3 M5. What is his total GCS score and what do the individual components indicate?

Accepted Answer

GCS 10 - E2 (eye opening to pain), V3 (inappropriate words), M5 (localising to pain)

Answer

GCS 10 - E2 (eye opening to speech), V3 (confused), M5 (flexion withdrawal)

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GCS 15 - normal

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GCS 3 - no response

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GCS 8 - intubation threshold

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): GCS Assessment

A 58-year-old man on ICU is admitted with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of E2 V3 M5. What is his total GCS score and what do the individual components indicate?