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 | |||
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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 |
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 |