Purpose: To use the Blantyre coma scale, a modification of the Glasgow coma scale for use in preverbal children.				Citations with documentation. 17.01.03	Sriram & Svirbely 1997
data	enter
Are you evaluating the neurologic status of an infant or small child? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
Is the child verbal? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
enter an "x" in the appropriate column for each finding (give only 1 answer per row)
	localizes painful stimulus	withdraws limb from painful stimulus	inappropriate response to painful stimulus	no response to painful stimulus
best motor response					Yes	1
	cries appropriately	moans or abnormal cry	no vocal response
best verbal response to painful stimulus					Yes	0
	watches or follows	fails to watch or follow
eye movement					Yes	0
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
Blantyre coma scale	1	out of 5