What is Moscow Coma Scale?

Moscow Coma Scale has been reported in 1991 and is based on 15 clinical parameters with a total score of 15–75. Patients with a score of 15 often die. [4] This scale has excellent predictive value but not used outside Russia probably because of political and language isolation.

What are the 3 types of responses measured in the Glasgow Coma Scale?

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is used to objectively describe the extent of impaired consciousness in all types of acute medical and trauma patients. The scale assesses patients according to three aspects of responsiveness: eye-opening, motor, and verbal responses.

What does a high score of 15 Glasgow Coma Scale indicate?

The GCS is the summation of scores for eye, verbal, and motor responses. The minimum score is a 3 which indicates deep coma or a brain-dead state. The maximum is 15 which indicates a fully awake patient (the original maximum was 14, but the score has since been modified).

What is GCS E4 V5 M6?

The Scale. In a person who is fully conscious, alert and oriented, the Glasgow coma scale will be E4 M6 V5 (15/15) and the reduction in the score is indicative of deterioration in the state of consciousness (Table 1).

What does GCS 13 mean?

Mild head injuries are generally defined as those associated with a GCS score of 13-15, and moderate head injuries are those associated with a GCS score of 9-12. A GCS score of 8 or less defines a severe head injury.

What is a level 7 coma?

Certain scores on the Glasgow Coma Scale have significance. Patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 7 or less are considered comatose. Patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8 or less are considered to have suffered a severe head injury.

Why do we intubate GCS less than 8?

The general principle behind intubating a patient for a GCS < 8 is the theoretical loss of protective airway reflexes. Moulton et al. demonstrated a strong correlation with decreasing GCS and the absence of a gag reflex.

What is GCS 10T?

In intubated patients, the maximum GCS score is 10T and the minimum score is 2T. The GCS is often used to help define the severity of TBI. Mild head injuries are generally defined as those associated with a GCS score of 13-15, and moderate head injuries are those associated with a GCS score of 9-12.

What does a Glasgow Coma Scale of 6 mean?

6 = moves spontaneously or purposefully. 5 = localizing (withdraws from touch) 4 = normal flexion (withdraws to pain)