Glasgow Coma Scale

Eye, verbal and motor response, scored and reported the way the scale asks — by component, not as a single number.

— Nothing scored yet 3 to go

EEye opening

Open the eyes, then speak, then apply fingertip pressure.

VVerbal response

Ask for name, place and date.

MMotor response

Ask for a two-part movement; then apply a stimulus to the fingertip, trapezius or supraorbital notch.

A component that cannot be tested is reported as NT and no total is given — "E4 NT M6" says more than a number that quietly assumed something. Conventionally a total of 8 or less is taken as the point at which a definitive airway is considered.

A scoring aid, not the medical record and not a medical device. Nothing is sent anywhere — it stays in this browser, so do not enter anything that identifies a patient. Wording from Glasgow Coma Scale, structured approach (glasgowcomascale.org).