You Are En Route to the Trauma Center with a Patient

Multiple Choice

You are en route to the trauma center with a patient who was injured when he was thrown from a horse.You suspect multiple trauma injuries including a closed head injury.You will monitor his mental status using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) per your protocols.Which of the following will you check?

A) Eye-opening, motor response, and verbal response
B) Motor response, verbal response, and attentiveness
C) Speech patterns, motor patterns, and mental status
D) Verbal responses, motor skills, and mental status