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Comas

In a coma

why comas occur

Measuring the depth of a coma

There are a few ways to measure the severity of a coma, but the most commonly used way is called the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). The GCS rates the following skills.

Eye opening

Motor response

Verbal response

Here are what GCS scores rate to

3 – the deepest level of coma; total unresponsiveness

3-8 – severe injury

9 – not in a coma, but not fully alert

9-12 – moderate injury

13-15 – mild brain injury, or loss of consciousness for fewer than 20 minutes

15 – full consciousness

Comas can occur from sever

trauma like hitting you head.

When a person is in a coma

they have very little

brain activity. The severity of

a coma

is measured by the GCS scale

To the left is the level of a coma

Finally

Little is Still known about comas.

comparing coma story's

real coma story

in the book Brewster wakes up in acouple of weeks and for most coma patients this is about the time they wake up from a coma.

A boy named Ryan fell and hit his head skateboarding without a helmet he was in a coma for a couple weeks.

Bruiser

In the book bruiser a character

goes into a coma after almost drowning.

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