The 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...
Found on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Coma_Scale
The most widely used system of classifying the severity of head injuries or other neurologic diseases.
Found on
http://www.aans.org/Media/Glossary-of-Terminology
A scale that assesses the degree of coma in patients with craniocerebral injuries; also assesses brain function, brain damage, and patient progress. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
a standardized system for assessing response to stimuli in a neurologically impaired patient, assessing eye opening, verbal response, and motor ability. Reaction scores are depicted in numerical values, thus minimizing the problem of ambiguous and vague terms to describe the patient's neurologic status. The total score is...
Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
(GCS) Type: Term Pronunciation: glas′gō kō′mă skāl See: coma scale
Found on
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=37373
this scale is used to quickly determine the status and degree of injury of a trauma victim to the head
Found on
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/usage/jargon_medical.html
No exact match found.
