Blantyre and Glasgow Coma Scores

The Blantyre Coma Score and the Glasgow Coma Score are quick ways to describe and record the conscious level of a child.

The Blantyre Coma Score and the Glasgow Coma Score are quick ways to describe and record the conscious level of a child.

Best motor response:

Localizes to painful stimulus

Withdraws limb from painful stimulus

No response or inappropriate response

2

1

0

Best verbal response:

Cries/speaks appropriately with painful stimulus

Moan or abnormal cry with painful stimulus

No vocal response to painful stimulus

2

1

0

Eye movements:

Watches or follows 1

Fails to watch or follow

1

0

The Blantyre Coma Score and the Glasgow Coma Score are quick ways to describe and record the conscious level of a child.

Eye opening Best motor response Best verbal response
Response Score Response Score Response Score
Spontaneously 4 Spontaneous or obeys verbal command 6 Alert, babbles, coos, words to usual ability 5
To verbal stimuli 3 Localises to pain or withdraws to touch 5

Less than usual words
Spontaneous irritable cry

4
To pain 2 Withdraws from pain 4 Cries only to pain 3
No verbal response 1 Abnormal flexion to pain (decorticate) 3 Moans to pain 2
Abnormal extension to pain (decerebrate) 2 No response to pain 1
No response to pain 1