An idea born in Glasgow in the 1970s is now used worldwide in hospitals to assess consciousness.
Paramedics use the Glasgow Coma Scale to assess patients' responsivenessBut in the 1970s, two Glasgow neurosurgeons spent years developing a measure to solve this very problem.
“Most of the scales had been invented by a consultant or professor using obscure language that only they understood.”Sir Graham said previous methods were “hopeless” for communicating a patient’s condition between medical staff and detecting changes in their state.Sir Graham said medics commonly used terms like "stuporous" or "slow to come up" or "semi-comatose" - which would not convey anything real.
The phrases used in the scale include “only moans/groans” and that a patient “correctly gives name, place and date”. “The highest score is 15, which means the person's awake, they know where they are and are obeying commands.Graham TeasdaleSir Graham developed his interest in head injuries and neurosurgery before he worked in Glasgow.After graduation he worked in neurology in Birmingham then came to Glasgow to gain his surgical fellowship.
After developing the scale in Glasgow, it was first used in partnership with hospitals in Rotterdam, Groningen and Los Angeles to confirm its wider value.
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