Glasgow: Glasgow comma scale

In CCVR/inteRn: What the package does (short line)

Description

Calculate the Glasgow comma scale for a patient.

Usage

Glasgow(
  best.eye.response = 4, 
  best.verbal.response = 5, 
  best.motor.response = 6, 
  mechanical.ventilation = FALSE, 
  ask.input = FALSE
)

Arguments

best.eye.response	Value is an integer. Score of best eye reponse from patient.
best.verbal.response	Value is an integer. Score of best verbal reponse from patient.
best.motor.response	Value is an integer. Score of best motor reponse from patient.
mechanical.ventilation	Boolean value. TRUE if patient is on mechanical ventilation.
ask.input	Boolean value. If TRUE, the function will ask you the input of every item in the glasgow comma scale and include a brief explanation of how each item should be scored. Default is FALSE. Use TRUE if you need help scoring each item of the Glasgow comma scale.

Value

Output is an integer corresponding to the overall score in the Glasgow comma scale.

Author(s)

Carlos C Vera Recio

References

Teasdale, G, and B Jennett. “Assessment of coma and impaired consciousness. A practical scale.” Lancet (London, England) vol. 2,7872 (1974): 81-4. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(74)91639-0

Examples

# If on mechanical ventilation
Glasgow(
  mechanical.ventilation = TRUE, 
  ask.input = TRUE
)

# If not on mechanical ventilation
Glasgow(
  mechanical.ventilation = FALSE, 
  ask.input = FALSE
)

# If you don't need help scoring each item
Glasgow(
  best.eye.response = 4, 
  best.verbal.response = 5, 
  best.motor.response = 6
)

CCVR/inteRn documentation built on Dec. 17, 2021, 12:51 p.m.