Calculating GCS
To calculate the patient's GCS, you need to add together the scores from eye opening, verbal response and motor response. Added together, these give you an overall score out of the maximum of 15.
| Behaviour | Response | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eye Opening | Spontaneous | 4 |
| To sound | 3 | |
| To pressure | 2 | |
| None | 1 | |
| Verbal Response | Orientated | 5 |
| Confused | 4 | |
| Words | 3 | |
| Sounds | 2 | |
| None | 1 | |
| Motor Response | Obeys commands | 6 |
| Localise to pain | 5 | |
| Normal flexion | 4 | |
| Abnormal flexion | 3 | |
| Extension | 2 | |
| None | 1 |
Demonstration of Calculating GCS