Glasgow Coma Scale
The Glasgow Coma Scale is the most widely used scoring system used in quantifying level of consciousness following traumatic brain injury.
* It is used primarily because it is simple, has a relatively high degree of inter observer reliability and because it correlates well with outcome following severe brain injury.
* The various factors are Eye Opening, Verbal Response, & Motor Response.
* Of these individual factors, the best motor response is probably the most significant.
Features:
* Glasgow Coma Scale is very easy to use.
* Now get the most widely used scale used by first aid, EMS & doctors as being applicable to all acute medical & trauma patients onto your BlackBerry.
* One determines the best eye opening response, the best verbal response, and the best motor response.
* The score represents the sum of the numeric scores of each of the categories.
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App Name:Glasgow Coma Scale
App Version:1.0.0
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Cost:US$0.99 USD