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The Glasgow Coma Scale: A mathematical critique

Acta Neurochirurgica, 1993
The Glasgow Coma Scale permits 120 possible mathematical combinations of eye, verbal and motor scores. Out of these only about 15 are clinically valid and useful in the assessment of altered consciousness. A mathematical analysis of this pruned scale shows a predominant skew towards the motor response. Without clinically altering the scale.
G. B. Bhatty, Neera Kapoor
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The use of glasgow coma scale in poisoning

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1993
A 12-month prospective study was undertaken to observe current practice and to determine if a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 8 or less on admission is a useful parameter to predict the need for airway protection in poisoning. For the period of September 1988 to August 1989, there were 414 admissions for poisoning with 3 fatalities (0.7%).
Paul L Gaudry, Rogan J. McNeil, Betty S. Chan, T.M. Grattan-Smith   +3 more
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Physician Knowledge of the Glasgow Coma Scale

Journal of Neurotrauma, 2005
Appropriate triage is critical to optimizing outcome from battle related injuries. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the primary means by which combat casualties, who have suffered head injury, are triaged. For the GCS to be reliable in this critical role, it must be applied accurately.
William M. Brown, Peter Rhee, James M. Ecklund, Audrey N. Kalehua, Ronald G. Riechers, Ronald G. Riechers, Anthony Ramage, Geoffrey S.F. Ling, Geoffrey S.F. Ling   +8 more
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Interrater Reliability of the Glasgow Coma Scale

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 1995
The purpose of this study was to test the interrater reliability of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) when used in assessing neurologically impaired patients. In order to control variables, a videotape was developed of seven patients with different neurological impairments. A total of 57 nurses and physicians with varying degrees of education and experience
Valerie J. Juarez, Marilyn C. Lyons
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The reliability of the Glasgow Coma Scale: a systematic review

Intensive Care Medicine, 2015
The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) provides a structured method for assessment of the level of consciousness. Its derived sum score is applied in research and adopted in intensive care unit scoring systems. Controversy exists on the reliability of the GCS. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize evidence on the reliability of the GCS.A literature ...
Florence C. M. Reith, Ruben Van den Brande, Anneliese Synnot, Russell Gruen, Andrew I. R. Maas   +4 more
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Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

2000
Die GCS fur Erwachsene (adult) und fur Kinder (pediatric) unterscheiden sich 1. in der hochstmoglichen Punktzahl 2. in der niedrigstmoglichen Punktzahl 3. in der Anzahl der bewerteten Kategorien 4. in der Kategorie„beste motorische Reaktion“ 5. in der Kategorie „offnen der Augen“
Georg Petroianu, Peter Michael Osswald
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Student's Test and the Glasgow Coma Scale

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1996
To explore how Student's t test, which assumes normal errors, is affected by the nonnormal distribution of Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores.A sample of 145,295 GCS scores from the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation was assumed to represent the true GCS distribution.
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The Glasgow Coma Scale in adults: doing it right

Emergency Nurse, 2016
After 40 years, the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the resource of choice for assessing the level of consciousness in patients with neurological conditions. Clinicians' ability to monitor patients' conditions, identify deterioration and make clinical decisions depends on their ability to carry out GCS assessments, so it is vital that they understand it ...
Sue Woodward, Ismalia De Sousa
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Glasgow Coma Scale: Generating Clinical Standards

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 2019
ABSTRACT Background: The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a tool used to aid in objectively measuring the neurological status of a patient. This study aimed to evaluate the limitations and discrepancies in GCS use among nurses in an academic medical center neurological intensive care unit and compile evidence for ...
Daphne Stannard, Tuesday de Longpré, Amy D Larsen, Catherine M Enriquez, Lori Kennedy Madden, Karen H Chisholm   +5 more
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Glasgow Coma Scale Scoring is Often Inaccurate

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2014
AbstractIntroductionThe Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is widely applied in the emergency setting; it is used to guide trauma triage and for the application of essential interventions such as endotracheal intubation. However, inter-rater reliability of GCS scoring has been shown to be low for inexperienced users, especially for the motor component.
Scott Diel, Codee Gorman, Jay Feldman, Larry Johnson, Bryan E Bledsoe, Michael J. Casey, Wes Forred   +6 more
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