Paediatric Glasgow Coma Scale calculator
Result
15/15
Minor
E4V5M6
How to use it
- 1
Verbal scale modified for age. < 2 years: normal verbal = cooing/babbling/smiling. 2–5 years: crying consolably = grade 4.
- 2
Motor scale unchanged. Best limb response as with adult GCS.
- 3
GCS ≤ 8. Severe TBI threshold in children as in adults — consider intubation.
When to use it
- Paediatric head injury
- PECARN head CT decision rule uses GCS < 15 as one criterion.
- Altered consciousness in child
- Hypoglycaemia, meningitis, encephalitis, ingestion — serial pGCS tracks response.
- PICU admission
- Baseline pGCS documents neurological status for monitoring.
A reference for clinicians and students, not medical advice. A score supports a decision; it does not make one. Check every result against the patient in front of you and your local protocol.
At a glance
- Specialty
- Paediatrics
- Inputs
- 3
- Type
- Points score
