Glasgow Coma Score:
Trauma Score:
Revised Trauma Score:
The CRAMS scale:
Other major Trauma Scoring Systems:
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What is the GCS scoring in intubated patients???
ReplyDeletea score of 8 or less requires intubation
DeleteE and M is easy... U can put V and Vt but if u want a score..it is an estimate of 1 or 3 or 5 points...obeys verbal commandsgive 5 points responds to call...3 points..no reponse 1 point!
ReplyDeletethis is based on a study don't recall ref offhand
for intubated patients, take verbal score as that given in apache 3 scoring
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