Question

A patient fell while rock climbing. When you apply a deep sternal rub, he extends his arms and legs and shows no other response. What is his Glasgow Coma score a. 6 b. 4 c. 10 d. 8

Answer 1

A patient who extends his arms and legs to a deep sternal rub, with no other response, would have a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 4 based on the responses in motor, verbal, and eye opening categories.

Step-by-step explanation:

When assessing a patient using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), the score is based on three parameters: eye response, verbal response, and motor response. In your described scenario, if a patient only extends his arms and legs with no other response to a deep sternal rub, it suggests a motor response of abnormal extension posturing, which is scored as 2 on the GCS. There are no verbal responses (score of 1), and the eye response would also be a 1 if there is no eye opening. Therefore, the total GCS in this situation would be 2 (motor response) + 1 (verbal response) + 1 (eye response) = 4.