Coma

:For other meanings of the word "coma", especially in astronomy, see coma (disambiguation)

Glasgow Coma Scale

The Glasgow Coma Scale is used to quantify the severity of a coma. There are three components to the score: Eye opening response, Verbal response, and Motor response.

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• E1 = None; E2 = To pain; E3 = To speech; E4 = Spontaneous
• V1 = None; V2 = Incomprehensible; V3 = Inappropriate; V4 = Confused; V5 = Oriented
• M1 = None to pain; M2 = Extension to pain (decerebrate posturing); M3 = Flexion to pain (decorticate posturing); M4 = Withdrawal to pain; M5 = Purposeful movement/localized response to pain; M6 = Obeys commands.

A score of E4V5M6 indicates the normal state; a score of E1V1M1 indicates complete un-responsiveness.

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