Objective: to determine the knowledge of GCS amongst clinical staff that cares for Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Methods: A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of Junior Nurses (JNs), Senior Nurses (SNs), Junior Doctors (JDs) and Specialist ...
The tool we use to assess the level of consciousness isthe Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). This tool is used at the bedside in conjunction with other clinical observations and it allows us to have a baseline and ongoing measurement of the level of consciousness (LOC) for our patients. How do y...
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An alternative to the AVPU scale to assess a patient’s level of consciousness is the Glasgow Coma Scale. How to use AVPU Knowing the patient’s level of consciousness - A, V, P, or U - is the beginning of an investigation. If the patient is awake and has altered mental status u...
AVPU is impaired when it’s anything belowAlert. When that happens, GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) is then used to objectively score the extent of their disability. You should be familiar with the GCS, which is a scale that helpsmeasure and describe a patient’s level of consciousness. Usually,...
There are varying degrees of unresponsiveness that a person in a coma may experience. Doctors use the Glasgow Coma Scale to assess a patient’s level of consciousness. This is commonly used in emergency medicine. This considers if the patient can open their eyes, move, speak and respond, g...
The Glasgow Coma Scale: how do you rate? Nursing instructors, aware of the problems in describing levels of consciousness, know how difficult this process can be for inexperienced nurses and nursing students. The authors discuss the Glasgow Coma Scale, a simple, objective, clin... K Vernberg...
Doctors in Zolder, Belgium, had repeatedly diagnosed Houben using the internationally accepted Glasgow Coma Scale to assess his eye, verbal and motor responses. But each time he was incorrectly graded as being in a vegetative state, reported the Daily Mail. ...
A Chinese nationwide multicenter study reported that the mortality rate of ICH in adult ITP was 33.8%, and the risk factors of mortality included intraparenchymal hemorrhage, platelet counts ≤ 10 × 109/L, serious infections, severe preceding bleeding events, and Glasgow coma scale [90]...
and Glasgow coma scale [90]. Actually, occult cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) occur in almost 50% of ITP patients with platelet counts < 30 × 109/L, and the occurrence is associated with lower nadir platelet counts, longer disease duration, and higher organ bleeding scores [91]. Plate...