Score Best Motor Res­ponse Best Verbal Res­ponse Best Eye Opening Res­ponse
6 Obeys comm­and - -
5 Loca­lized Res­ponse Oriented -
4 With­drawal Con­fused/dis­oriented Spon­tane­ous
3 3 Flexor Res­ponse Inappro­priate speech In Res­ponse to speech
2 Extensor postu­ring Incomp­rehensible speech In Res­ponse to pain
1 No Res­ponse No Res­ponse No eye opening
Interpretation: GCS 13-15: Mild brain injury (mortality rate <1%); GCS 12-9: Moderate brain injury (mortality rate <5%); GCS <8: Severe brain injury (mortality rate >40%)