CANDIDATE NAME: NEUROLOGICAL OBSERVATION CHART

PATIENT NAME: HOSPITAL NO: DATE: TIME:

TIME TIME

Spontaneous 4
Eye opening

To sound 3
Eyes closed by
(E)

To pressure 2
swelling = C
None 1
Not testable NT
Orientated 5
Verbal response

Confused 4 Endotracheal
COMA SCALE

Words 3 Tube or
(V)

Sounds 2 tracheostomy
None 1 =T
Not testable NT
Obeys commands 6
Best motor response

Localising 5
Normal flexion 4
(M)

Abnorma flexion 3
Extension 2
None 1
Not testable NT

230 40
40
1
220 39
39
2 210 38
38
200 37

Temperature °C
37
3 190 36
36
180 35
170 35
34
Blood pressure and Pulse rate

4 160 34
33
150 33
32
140 32
31
5 130 31
30
120 30
110
6
100
90
7 80
70
60
8 50
40
Pupil 30
scale Respiration
(mm) 20

Size
Right + reacts
Reaction
PUPILS - no reaction
Size c eye closed
Left
Reaction
Normal power
Mild weakness
Severe weakness
Arms

Record right (R)

LIMB MOVEMENT

Spastic flexion and left (L)

Extension separately if
No response there is a
Normal power difference
between the
Mild weakness
two sides
Legs

Severe weakness
Extension
No response
Total GCS Score
Oxygen Saturations