gcs ppt.pptx1
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REKHA RAJU
2ND YR M.Sc NURSING
INDICATION
• Hypoxia
• Metabolic imbalances such as hypoglycaemia
• Falls and trauma to head
• Unresponsiveness
• Neurological disease processes Eg. stroke, brain tumor,& epilepsy
• Post-anaesthesia
• New admission to form a baseline assessment.
Glasgow coma scale
EYE OPENING
VERBAL RESPONSE
MOTOR RESPONSE
INTERPRETATION
• Severe, with GCS ≤ 8
• Moderate, GCS 9 - 12
• Minor, GCS ≥ 13.
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