Saturday, September 29, 2012

PEDIATRIC; GLASGOW COMA SCALE

glasgow coma scale is an instrument that used in concious state assess.

there are three assessment point in glasgow coma scale : motor, verbal, and eye opening.

MOTOR
  1. makes no movement
  2. extension to painfull stimuli
  3. flexion to painful stimuli
  4. withdraws from pain
  5. withdraws from touch
  6. moves spontaneously
VERBAL
  1. Makes no sounds
  2. inconsolable, agitated
  3. inconsolble, moaning
  4. consolable crying
  5. smiles, oriented to sounds

EYE OPENING
  1. none
  2. to painful stimuli
  3. to voice
  4. spontaneous
INTERPRETATION : BRAIN INJURI CLASSIFICATION BY SCORE
3 coma or death
>= severe
9-12, moderate
>= minor

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