The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a neurological scale used to assess conscious state and severity of head injuries. It evaluates eye, verbal, and motor responses on a scale of 3-15, with lower scores indicating more severe brain injury. The GCS was developed in 1974 by neurosurgeons to provide an objective way to record a patient's state both initially and over time to evaluate interventions. Factors like drug/alcohol use, low oxygen, or intubation can impact scores.

1. GLASGOW COMA SCALE
Presenter :
PRAMOD KUMAR

2.  A patient is coming with a case of
head injury and he/she is
unconscious what is first role of any
health personnel.

3. GLASGOW
COMA
SCALE

4. DEFINITION
A neurological scale that aims to
give a reliable, objective way of
recording the conscious state of a
person for initial as well as
subsequent assessment.

5. 1974 by Graham
Taesdale and
Bryan J. Jennett
Professors of
Neurosurgery at the
University of
Glasgow's

7. Head Injury Classification
Mild Moderate Severe

9. Spontaneously On command
To painful stimuli No response

10. • Orientated
• Confused conversation
• Inappropriate speech
• Incomprehensible sound
• No verbal response

11. Obeying command
Localizing pain
Withdraws to pain
Decorticate posture
Decerebrate posture
No response to pain

14. The score is expressed in the form
"GCS 15 = E4V5 M6 at 07:35“
“GCS1 = E1V1M1”

15. DRUG USE ALCOHOL
INTOXICATION
LOW BLOOD
OXYGEN
TRACHEAL
INTUBATION