BRAIN
CRANIAL NERVES
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Question
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Dan lost consciousness for 8 hours and has a GCS Score of 5. His TBI Score is 5. What level are they considered?
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Mild
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Moderate
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Severe
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -GCS. GCS is the common scale to assess the level of consciousness after injury. According to the GCS, TBI is classified as mild (13–15 GCS), moderate (9–12 GCS), and severe (3–8 GCS).
Detailed explanation-2: -The total of the motor, verbal, and eye-opening scores (range, 3-15) indicates the severity of a TBI, as follows: 3-8 is severe TBI, 9-12 is moderate TBI, and 13-15 is mild TBI.
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