Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A scale for measuring level of consciousness, especially after a head injury, in which scoring is determined by three factors: the ability to open the eyes, verbal responsiveness, and motor responsiveness.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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How we measure the severity of head trauma has a lot to do with a rather flawed system called the Glasgow Coma Scale.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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How we measure the severity of head trauma has a lot to do with a rather flawed system called the Glasgow Coma Scale.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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The lowest score you can get on the Glasgow Coma Scale is a three.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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Without the modern functional imaging technology Laureys used, DeGeorgia said doctors more often relied on a "primitive" test called the Glasgow Coma Scale, a 15-point check list of eye and motor movements in response to questions.
ABC News: ABCNews 2009
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Without the modern functional imaging technology Laureys used, DeGeorgia said doctors more often relied on a "primitive" test called the Glasgow Coma Scale, a 15-point check list of eye and motor movements in response to questions.
ABC News: ABCNews 2009
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The Glasgow Coma Scale is a standardized test that classifies a patient's motor, verbal and eye response on a graded scale.
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Coma patients are graded according to what’s called the Glasgow Coma Scale, she tells the detective.
Diary Palahniuk, Chuck 2003
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One of the ways in which we assess unconsciousness is via the 'Glasgow Coma Scale'.
Random Acts Of Reality Reynolds 2010
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One of the ways in which we assess unconsciousness is via the 'Glasgow Coma Scale'.
Random Acts Of Reality Reynolds 2010
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One of the ways in which we assess unconsciousness is via the 'Glasgow Coma Scale'.
Random Acts Of Reality Reynolds 2010
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