title: New coma scale offers option to Glasgow.
abstract: A new coma scale called the FOUR Score may provide ED managers with an alternative to the Glasgow Coma Scale. Here are some of the advantages it offers: the ability to test brainstem reflexes to obtain a clearer picture of neurological status, according to the scale's developer; greater simplicity. In the new scale, every component has a maximal score of 4. In the Glasgow Coma Scale, the maximal number varies with each component; the ability to learn more about the condition of intubated patients than you can with the Glasgow Coma Scale.
mesh_terms: D003128:Coma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York