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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.
Ronald G, Riechers, Anthony, Ramage, William, Brown, Audrey, Kalehua, Peter, Rhee, James M, Ecklund, Geoffrey S F, Ling   +6 more
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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, N, Kapoor
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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
V J, Juarez, M, Lyons
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[The Glasgow coma scale].

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 1982
The value of the Glasgow coma scale is definite and widely accepted. It is a help in teaching a difficult subject, in mutual understanding in a few words, and in comparison of cases. It uses accurate and practical observations. It is the best method of measuring the state of consciousness, provided observation of the diameter and light reaction of the ...
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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 Emergency Coma Scale as an alternative to the Glasgow Coma Scale

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2011
Arjun Dutt, Law, Ashish, Bhalla, Vikas, Suri   +2 more
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Nursing students’understanding of the glasgow coma scale

Nursing Standard, 2006
To explore third year nursing students' understanding of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).An explorative survey using a semi-structured questionnaire was used. A convenience sample of 65 third year nursing students was selected from a university faculty of nursing in Scotland.
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Glasgow Coma Scale

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1979
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Emergency nursing and the glasgow coma scale

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing, 1998
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Diagnosing Level of Consciousness: The Limits of the Glasgow Coma Scale Total Score

Journal of Neurotrauma, 2021
Mary Vassar, Brian L Edlow, Amy J Markowitz   +2 more
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