A patient opens eyes to speech, verbal response is disoriented, and motor response localizes to pain. What is the GCS score?

A patient opens eyes to speech, verbal response is disoriented, and motor response localizes to pain. What is the GCS score?

• A. 11
• B. 12
• C. 13
• D. 14

Answer: (B)

Glasgow Coma Scale evaluates consciousness by adding three domain scores: eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. Each domain has a defined point value. Opening eyes to speech earns 3 points. A verbal response that is disoriented earns 4 points. Localizing to pain in the motor domain earns 5 points. Adding them together gives 3 + 4 + 5 = 12. So the GCS score is 12. This reflects moderate impairment; different responses in any domain would change the total accordingly.

Glasgow Coma Scale evaluates consciousness by adding three domain scores: eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. Each domain has a defined point value. Opening eyes to speech earns 3 points. A verbal response that is disoriented earns 4 points. Localizing to pain in the motor domain earns 5 points. Adding them together gives 3 + 4 + 5 = 12. So the GCS score is 12. This reflects moderate impairment; different responses in any domain would change the total accordingly.