Comparison of the Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Score Coma Scale and the Glasgow Coma Scale in an emergency setting population

Eken C., KARTAL M., Bacanlı A., ERAY O.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.16, no.1, pp.29-36, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mej.0b013e32830346ab
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.29-36
  • Keywords: altered level consciousness, emergency population, Full Outline of Unresponsiveness Score, Glasgow Coma Scale, TRAUMATIC BRAIN-INJURY, APACHE-II, INTERRATER RELIABILITY, PREDICTION, CONSCIOUSNESS, VALIDATION, MORTALITY, SYSTEM
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is the most widely used tool for the evaluation of the level of consciousness. The Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) Score is a new coma Scale that was developed considering the limitations of the GCS, and has been found to be useful in an intensive care setting. We aimed to compare FOUR Score and GCS in the emergency setting.