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Open Access
01.04.2013 | Poster presentation
Japan Coma Scale used in the prehospital setting can predict clinical outcome in severe pediatric trauma
verfasst von:
T Yagi, N Saito, Y Hara, H Hisashi Matumoto, K Mashiko
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Sonderheft 2/2013
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Excerpt
In the prehospital setting, it is difficult to use the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to evaluate the consciousness state using in pediatric patients with severe trauma. The Japan Coma Scale (JCS) is a consciousness scale used widely in Japan and, with its four grades, is simpler and quicker to use than the GCS. This study examined whether the JCS can predict clinical traumatic brain injury (TBI) and outcome in pediatric patients aged 3 to 15 years in the prehospital setting. …