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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
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