The Glasgow coma scale is a screening tool used to assess level of consciousness in three major areas. They are
a. verbal, sensation, motor.
b. eye, motor, verbal.
c. verbal, pain, reflexes.
d. eye, pain, verbal.
B
The Glasgow coma scale was developed in 1974 and consists of three parts of the neurological assessment: eye opening, best motor response, and best verbal response.
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