Question 175 · LEK · D – neurological assessment
An adult man who has fallen from the third floor is unconscious: he does not open eyes in response to pain, does not produce any sound, tenses up extensor muscles of the limbs, he extends and rotates internally his arms - he holds his limbs in an extended position. What should his GCS score be?
- A. 1.
- B. 2. 60 z 117 29.06.2026, 14:15 Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych https://test.cem.edu.pl/pytcem/wyswietl_baza_pdf.php
- C. 3.
- D. 4.
- E. 5.
Hint
Score each GCS component: what is the lowest possible value, and how is extension posturing scored on the motor scale?
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