Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Trauma Practice Test

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An adult patient opens his eyes in response to a painful stimulus, moans when you ask him questions, and pulls his arm away when you palpate it. What is his Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score?

  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 9

The correct answer is: 6

This patient's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 6. The GCS assesses a patient's level of consciousness based on eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. In this case, the patient opens their eyes in response to a painful stimulus (2 points for eye opening), moans when asked questions (2 points for verbal response), and pulls the arm away when palpated (2 points for motor response). To calculate the GCS score, you add up the points from each category, resulting in a total score of 6 in this scenario. The GCS score ranges from 3 to 15, with a lower score indicating a more severe impairment of consciousness.

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