A Glasgow Coma Scale total score of 3 implies which combination of eye, verbal, and motor scores?

• A. Eye 1, Verbal 1, Motor 1
• B. Eye 1, Verbal 2, Motor 1
• C. Eye 2, Verbal 1, Motor 1
• D. Eye 3, Verbal 1, Motor 1

Answer: (A)

In the Glasgow Coma Scale, the total score comes from three separate checks: eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. A total of 3 is the lowest possible score and means there are no responses in any domain. Specifically, eye opening is 1 (no eye opening), verbal response is 1 (no verbal response), and motor response is 1 (no motor response). Adding those gives 1 + 1 + 1 = 3, which is why this combination best fits a total score of 3. The other options each include a higher value in at least one category, which would raise the total above 3.