GCS Score Calculator

Verbal scale

Eye opening (E)

Verbal response (V)The option labels change to the paediatric descriptors when the paediatric scale is selected; the grades 1-5 are the same.

Best motor response (M)

GCS total

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Calculator

GCS notation

E4 V5 M6

Severity band

Mild brain injury (13-15)

Eye (E)

Verbal (V)

Motor (M)

Verbal scale used

Standard adult verbal scale

Worked out from Teasdale G, Jennett B. Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness: a practical scale and 3 other sources.

A structured observation, not a diagnosis. The total conceals which component is impaired, and sedation, intoxication, paralysis and intubation all confound it. Any deterioration in GCS is an emergency for a clinician, not a calculator.

How this is worked out

3 steps

Eye 4, verbal 5, motor 6.
Total = 4 + 5 + 6 = 15.
Mild brain injury (13-15).

Componentstable

component	response	score
Eye opening	4 - Spontaneous: eyes open before stimulus	4
Verbal response	5 - Orientated: gives name, place and date	5
Best motor response	6 - Obeys commands: two-part request carried out	6

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