Access a free Glasgow Coma Scale Template for a structured assessment of consciousness and neurological function in patients.

Teasdale G, Jennett B. "Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale." The Lancet 13;2(7872):81-4, 1974.

You are assessing the motor component of a patient’s Glasgow Coma Scale. They are unable to obey commands but bend their elbow when their finger nail bed is stimulated.

GCS:Eye Opening Response Guidelines for Basic Adult Neurological Observation, CCSO 2014

The GCS uses three categories that pertain to different areas of a person’s conscious state, they are; eyes opening, vocal response and motor response. Each unit is given a range of numbers that correlate with definable levels in consciousness which are then collated to give a GCS between 3 (deep unconscious) to 15 (normal conscious level).

TOTAL = E + V+ M Teasdale G., Jennett B., LANCET (ii) 81-83, 1974.

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The GCS is a 15-point scoring system designed to objectively assess cortical cerebral function in conjunction with pupillary function and limb strength assessment.