GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale)

 

Eye

Score
Response
Notes
4
Eyes open spontaneously (EOS)
- “are patient’s eyes open when you walk into room?” but also if they are sleeping and they arise to your voice or stim and maintain eyes open without further stim, that is also considered EOS
3
Eyes to voice (ETV)
- require constant verbal stimulation to keep eyes open
2
Eyes to pain (ETP)
- require constant painful stimulation to keep eyes open
1
Eyes closed (EC)
- no amount of verbal stim wakes up patient
NT
Not testable
localized injury / edema

Verbal

 

Motor