What is GCS score and how does it predict prognosis?
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Hello, What is GCS score and how does it predict prognosis? Please provide some information on this. How does it contribute in the medical field?
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@parabat The Glasgow coma scale (GCS) is the most common scoring system used to describe the level of consciousness in a person following a traumatic brain injury. It is a reliable and objective way of recording the initial and subsequent level of consciousness. It is used by trained staff at the site of injury like car crash or sports injury and in emergency and ICUs. Every brain injury is different but generally brain injury is classified as severe if gcs is 8 or less, moderate if GCS is 9-12 and mild if 13-15. Factors like drug use or alcohol intoxication can also alter the level of consciousness and lead to inaccurate scores.