Answer: Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) cannot be administered to patients with an endotracheal tube. The FOUR Score is to created as a clinical grading scale for the assessment of patients with impaired level of consciousness that can be used in patients with or without endotracheal intubation.
The "FOUR" is an acronym for "Full Outline of UnResponsiveness", and the FOUR Score assesses four domains of neurological function:
- eye responses,
- motor responses,
- brainstem reflexes, and
- breathing pattern.
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