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Dr. Graham Teasdale

Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (pGCS)

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<p>Assesses impaired consciousness and coma in pediatric patients.</p>

<p>Impaired consciousness and coma in pediatric patients.</p>

Pediatric GCS

Joyce Brown, MD

The Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (PGCS) assesses the mental state of child patients.

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PECARN Pediatric Head Injury Rule

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

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