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GCS (peds)
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Pediatric GCS[1][2]
Eye Opening | Verbal | Motor |
6: Normal spontaneous movement | ||
5: Smiles, coos, babbles | 5: Withdraws to touch | |
4: Opens eyes spontaneously | 4: Irritable, crying (but consolable) | 4: Withdraws to pain |
3: Opens eyes to speech only | 3:Inconsolable crying or crying only in response to pain | 3: Abnormal flexion to pain (Decorticate response) |
2: Opens eyes to pain only | 2: Moans in response to pain | 2: Abnormal extension to pain (Decerebrate response) |
1: Does not open eyes | 1: No response | 1: No response |
Note:
- For Motor score 4, pain is defined flat, fingernail pressure (often performed with the barrel of a pencil).
- For Motor scores 2 and 3, pain is defined by pressing hard on the supraorbital notch. If this unsuccessful, sternal pressure may also be attempted.