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Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS is 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. A patient is assessed against the criteria of the scale, and the resulting points give a patient score between 3 (indicating deep unconsciousness) and either 14 (original scale) or 15 (the more widely used modified or revised scale). GCS was initially used to assess level of consciousness after head injury, and the scale is now used by first aid, EMS, and doctors as being applicable to all acute medical and trauma patients. In hospitals it is also used in monitoring chronic patients in intensive care. The scale was published in 1974 by Graham Teasdale and Bryan J. Jennett, professors of neurosurgery at the University of Glasgow. GCS is used as part of several ICU scoring systems, including APACHE II, SAPS II, and SOFA, to assess the status of the central nervous system. A similar scale, the Rancho Los Amigos Scale is used to assess the recovery of traumatic brain injury patients. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  egms.de 284px x 615px | 53.80kB [source page] do not need a CT scan The prospective cohort study included 42 412 children and adolescents who presented to 25 emergency departments in North America within 24 hours of head trauma with Glasgow Coma Scale scores of 14 15 We derived and validated highly accurate prediction rules for children at very low risk of clinically important traumatic brain injuries for whom CT  dearscotland.com 535px x 800px | 47.70kB [source page] by Billy Williamson Last week Mrs Williamson a medical professional educated me on the Glasgow Coma Scale This is used by doctors worldwide to assess the level of consciousness of a  img.medscape.com 426px x 618px | 44.40kB [source page] Close window figure 1 Graph showing the initial GCS and episodes of PbtO2 < 5 mm Hg The GCS scores are grouped in 3 categories Score 3 4 14 patients Score 5 6 22 patients and Score 7 8 16 From Yahoo Image Search: "Glasgow Coma Scale"  boneandspine.com Dr Arun Pal Singh Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:26:03 GM The . Glasgow Coma Scale. has limited applicability to children, especially below the age of 36 months because then verbal performance of even a healthy child could be labeled to be poor). To avoid this Paediatric . Glasgow Coma Scale. , ... From Google Blog Search: "Glasgow Coma Scale"  medindia.net Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:07:27 GMT+00:00 MedIndia (press release) ... infusion product (BHR-100) as a neuroprotective agent for treating severe ( Glasgow Coma Scale scores of 4-8) traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. ...  the-scientist.com Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:10:03 GMT+00:00 Scientist (blog) Today, individuals walking or rolling into an emergency room with a head injury are classified into one of three categories on a 15-point Glasgow Coma Scale ...  aapgrandrounds.aappublications.org Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:08:35 GMT+00:00 AAP Grand Rounds (registration) The study population consisted of children consecutively admitted between 1998 and 2008 with moderate or severe TBI, defined as an initial Glasgow Coma ... From Google News Search: "Glasgow Coma Scale" On the Glasgow Coma Scale, the most responsive is "Obeys Commands"? Q. Surely they are not in a bloody coma, for the gods' sake... What is the point of measuring it? Asked by Ichi - Fri Sep 1 23:24:24 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. My brohter was in an auto accident and he as in what they thought to be an irreversible coma for 5 days. The coma was deep and brain activity was very minimal. He came out of the coma so slowly we don't even actually know when he was truely out of it. I took weks and weeks. I remeer one day in particular. The doctors were trying to talk us into putting him in a nursing home. They told me my brother was gone, that the person in the bad was no longer Dan. I was trying to convince them to get him physicaly therapy. He had a trach tube an doculd not speak at all. I wrote on a piece of paper "If you can read this stick out your tongue." Hte doctors came in and I told them to watch. I held the paper where dan could see it. he… [cont.] Answered by raredawn - Sat Sep 2 01:23:12 2006 where did the glasgow coma scale come from? Q. where did the glasgow coma scale come from? Asked by William D - Wed Oct 18 13:08:43 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Teasdale GM, Jennett B. Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness: a practical scale. Lancet 1974;2: 81-4.[ Answered by NORSE-MAN - Wed Oct 18 13:17:51 2006 what is S.P.E.R.M scale stand for? just like glasgow coma scale.?
Q. its just a complicated one?? may you help me. thanks Asked by guy143 - Fri Sep 11 00:17:58 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. I never heard of S.P.E.R.M scale Answered by Mopar Muscle Gal - Fri Sep 11 00:22:40 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Glasgow Coma Scale" |
