An educational intervention to increase use of the glasgow coma scale by emergency department personnel

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Macrina ◽  
Nancy Macrina ◽  
Cindy Horvath ◽  
Janice Gallaspy ◽  
Philip R. Fine
Author(s):  
Emma M Dyer ◽  
Sormeh Salehian

A 13-year-old girl presents to the emergency department for the second time with an unresponsive episode. She has a GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) score of 11 on arrival and all other observations are normal. The story is unclear, but there are ongoing safeguarding concerns and the family are known to social services. All investigations are normal. After a period of observation on the ward, her GCS returns to normal and she appears well. Both on the first presentation and this presentation ingestion of a toxin was suspected. However, this was denied by the patient and urine toxicology screen was negative. Does this rule out toxin ingestion? Will this change your management?


Author(s):  
Andrew K. Marsden ◽  
David J. Price

In 1981 we described the introduction and development of a coma scale for use in Head Injured patients. The scale has become adopted for routine use in the Accident and Emergency Unit at Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, and at other centers, for example the Emergency Department at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary finds the scale more sensitive than its own Glasgow Coma Scale in monitoring the course of accident victims.


2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Annisa Yutami ◽  
Kenanga Marwan Sikumbang ◽  
Asnawati Asnawati

Abstract: Head injuries are a public health and a serious socio-economic problems in the world. Head injury classified quantitatively using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score. Consumptive coagulopathy that often arises in patients with head injury associated with a tenfold adjusted risk of death. Consumptive coagulopathy marked by a decrease in the number of platelets. The purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship between GCS score with total platelet count in head injury patients at Emergency Department Ulin General Hospital Banjarmasin. This study was an observational analytic cross sectional study. Seventy three samples were obtained according to the inclusions criteria with 28 mild head injury patients, 26 moderate head injury patients, and 19 severe head injury patients. Seven patients had thrombocytopenia, from moderate head injury and severe head injury groups. From statistical test using one way ANOVA with confidence level of 95% was obtained p=0.402. It can be concluded that there is no relationship between GCS score with total platelet count in head injury patients at Emergency Department Ulin General Hospital. Keywords: head injury, GCS, platelet count Abstrak: Cedera kepala merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat dan sosial ekonomi yang serius di dunia. Cedera kepala diklasifikasikan secara kuantitatif menggunakan skor Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). Koagulopati konsumtif yang sering muncul pada pasien cedera kepala dapat meningkatkan risiko kematian menjadi sepuluh kali lipat. Koagulopati konsumtif ditandai dengan penurunan jumlah trombosit. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara skor GCS dengan jumlah trombosit pada pasien cedera kepala di IGD RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin. Penelitian ini bersifat observasional analitik cross sectional. Didapatkan 73 sampel yang sesuai dengan kriteria inklusi, dengan perincian 28 pasien cedera kepala ringan (CKR), 26 pasien cedera kepala sedang (CKS), dan 19 pasien cedera kepala berat (CKB). Tujuh pasien mengalami trombositopenia, dari kelompok pasien cedera kepala sedang dan cedera kepala berat. Dari uji statistik  menggunakanone-way ANOVA dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95% didapatkan nilai p=0,402. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan antara skor GCS dengan jumlah trombosit pada pasien cedera kepala di IGD RSUD Ulin Banjarmasin. Kata-kata Kunci: cedera kepala, GCS, jumlah trombosit


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