During your assessment of a patient with closed head trauma, you note that he opens his eyes in response to pain, groans when you speak to him, and withdraws his shoulder when you pinch his earlobe. You should assign him a Glasgow Coma Scale score of:

A. 8
B. 11
C. 10
D. 9


Answer: A. 8

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