You assess Maisie’s GCS and discover she is opening her eyes to pressure, that she is only making moan/groaning sounds and she’s withdrawing to pain (normal flexion) on the unaffected side.
Q. Please now score the GCS based on Maisie’s results:
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| Verbal response: | 1 | 2 ✓ | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Eyes open: | 1 | 2 ✓ | 3 | 4 | ||
| Motor response: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ✓ | 5 | 6 |
| TOTAL: | 8/15 | |||||
Maisie’s GCS score is 8 (verbal: 2, eyes opening: 2, and motor response: 4).
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