Reducing intracranial pressure after head injury Study results suggest that GCS may be less accurate in predicting the extent of injury in elderly adults. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a simple and ...

How would you score the Glasgow coma scale in a postop patient who is admitted to the ICU sedated and paralyzed? The Glasgow Coma Scale is a widely used standardized test that evaluates the degree of ...

Compared with younger patients with similar traumatic brain injury severity, elderly patients with traumatic brain injuries were shown to have better Glasgow Coma Scale scores, according to ...

According to 1999 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, traumatic brain injuries (TBI) caused by motor vehicle accidents, firearms, and falls are recorded as a leading cause of ...