Affiliation:
1. Department of Anaesthetics, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-On-Tees, UK
Abstract
The Glasgow Coma Scale aids decision making with regards to advanced airway management of acutely intoxicated patients. There is some evidence for lower levels of gastric aspiration when using a Glasgow Coma Scale score of eight or less to decide upon tracheal intubation, but this is not substantiated in the literature.