I have a question to throw out to the group:
I'm on a trauma surgery rotation, and during the morning report I presented a new patient that I admitted the night before. While presenting the patient's disability, I threw out that he was a GCS of 2T (intubated, no motor or eye opening). I was quickly quizzed, pimped, and berated in front of the group by the warm and fuzzy trauma surgeons, and was told that there is no such thing as a GCS of 2T.. that the worst score that you can get is a 3T. I was left feeling ashamed, confused, burned and quitely smoking in my chair.
I did an extensive internet search to find the answer, and found conflicting information.. some resources quoted the lowest score as being 2T, others 3T.. I also was taught that the lowest score was 3T while in medical school, but when I did the math (with the best score UNANIMOUSLY being 10T for the intubated patient), starting with 10T and counting down, I found the worst score possible to be a 2T!
What have you all been using, I'd love to get a consensus from everyone. Come on, help me with my Woody Allan moment (damn trauma surgeons)
I'm on a trauma surgery rotation, and during the morning report I presented a new patient that I admitted the night before. While presenting the patient's disability, I threw out that he was a GCS of 2T (intubated, no motor or eye opening). I was quickly quizzed, pimped, and berated in front of the group by the warm and fuzzy trauma surgeons, and was told that there is no such thing as a GCS of 2T.. that the worst score that you can get is a 3T. I was left feeling ashamed, confused, burned and quitely smoking in my chair.
I did an extensive internet search to find the answer, and found conflicting information.. some resources quoted the lowest score as being 2T, others 3T.. I also was taught that the lowest score was 3T while in medical school, but when I did the math (with the best score UNANIMOUSLY being 10T for the intubated patient), starting with 10T and counting down, I found the worst score possible to be a 2T!
What have you all been using, I'd love to get a consensus from everyone. Come on, help me with my Woody Allan moment (damn trauma surgeons)