A patient who does not open eyes to any stimulus, moans and mutters when stimulated, and withdraws from painful stimuli would have a Glasgow Coma Scale score of:

A patient who does not open eyes to any stimulus, moans and mutters when stimulated, and withdraws from painful stimuli would have a Glasgow Coma Scale score of:

• A. 11
• B. 6
• C. 7
• D. 9

Answer: (C)

In the Glasgow Coma Scale, you add three separate responses: eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. Here, eye opening to any stimulus is nil, so that score is 1. Verbal response is moaning and muttering, which corresponds to incomprehensible sounds, giving a score of 2. Motor response is withdrawal from painful stimuli, which is a 4. Adding these together: 1 + 2 + 4 equals 7. This pattern indicates a severe brain injury with a comatose level of arousal.

In the Glasgow Coma Scale, you add three separate responses: eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. Here, eye opening to any stimulus is nil, so that score is 1. Verbal response is moaning and muttering, which corresponds to incomprehensible sounds, giving a score of 2. Motor response is withdrawal from painful stimuli, which is a 4. Adding these together: 1 + 2 + 4 equals 7. This pattern indicates a severe brain injury with a comatose level of arousal.