Question 244 · LEK · D – neurological assessment
After falling from the height of 5 m, the patient: - opens eyes after pain stimulus; - is confused and disoriented, cannot tell where he is or what happened; - does not obey commands to make a movement but can localize painful stimulus; In the GCS, the patient will score:
- A. 15 points.
- B. 13 points.
- C. 12 points.
- D. 11 points.
- E. 10 points.
Hint
Score each GCS component separately (eye opening, verbal response, best motor response) and then add them up.
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