The
Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (
BrE) (also known as
Pediatric Glasgow Coma Score (
AmE) or simply
PGCS) is the equivalent of the
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) used to assess the mental state of child patients. As many of the assessments for an adult patient would not be appropriate for
infants, the Glascow Coma Scale was modified slightly to form the PGCS. As with the
GCS, the PGCS comprises three tests:
eye,
verbal and
motor responses. The three values separately as well as their sum are considered. The lowest possible PGCS (the sum) is 3 (deep coma or death) whilst the highest is 15 (fully awake and aware person). The pediatric GCS is commonly used in emergency medical services.