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Glasgow Coma Scale

Glasgow Coma Scale

Glasgow Coma Scale

The Glasgow Coma Scale was published in 1974 by Graham Teasdale and Bryan J. Jennett, professors of neurosurgery at the Glasgow University.
The Glasgow Coma Scale is a neurological scale which aims to give a reliable
objective way of recording the conscious state of a person. A patient is assessed against the criteria of the the Glasgow Coma Scale and the resulting points provides a score in the range 3-15; patients with scores of 3-8 are usually said to be in a coma. The total score is the sum of the scores in three categories.

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