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trauma-list@trauma.org trauma-list@trauma.org
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 04:13:10 EST 

In a message dated 26-Feb-02 02:05:07 Central Standard Time, 
Jean.A.Proehl@Hitchcock.ORG writes:

> 
>  I couldn't agree more!  After emphasizing correct GCS assessment trauma 
> classes for almost 20 years I am still astounded to see experienced 
critical 
> care and emergency nurses give a motor score of 1 for a patient who is 
> chemically paralyzed!  I see this happen at least once a month if not more. 
 
> Has anyone found a way  to solve this? Remediation with every nurse, every 
> time is not always possible........
>  
>  Jean Proehl
>  Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist

ummmm...I thought that the *minimum* score in each category *was* 1? This 
would result in a fully paralyzed patient getting a 3 over all (no 
spontaneous eye opening, no speech and no motor movement in response to 
painful stimuli)...or did you mean that the *total* score was 1?

ck

Charles S. Krin, DO