You are assessing a trauma patient who was ejected from a car when it overturned. Currently he opens his eyes to painful stimuli, demonstrates no verbal response to questioning, and exhibits decerebrate rigidity in response to pain. What is this patient's Glasgow Coma Scale score?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9


B) 5

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