Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale
Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (Reilly 1988): eye opening (1-4), age-adjusted best verbal (1-5), best motor (1-6); sum 3-15 with the adult severity bands (<= 8 severe, 9-12 moderate, 13-15 mild).
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Example
- Eye opening
- 3
- Best verbal response
- 4
- Best motor response
- 5
- Age band for the verbal scale
- Older child (adult scale)
Result: Pediatric GCS 12 of 15 (older child verbal scale): moderate per adult GCS bands (<=8 severe, 9-12 moderate, 13-15 mild).
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What the result means
- <=8
- Severe per adult GCS bands.
- 9-12
- Moderate per adult GCS bands.
- 13-15
- Mild per adult GCS bands.
What you enter
- Eye opening (1-4)
- Best verbal response (1-5, age-adjusted)
- Best motor response (1-6)
- Age band for the verbal scale
How this is calculated
Reilly PL, Simpson DA, Sprod R, Thomas L. Assessing the conscious level in infants and young children: a paediatric version of the Glasgow Coma Scale. Childs Nerv Syst. 1988;4(1):30-33. (Verbal age-adjustment: James HE. Pediatr Ann. 1986;15(1):16-22.) Read the source ↗
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