Purpose: To use the COHMC coma scale to evaluate a child with a central nervous system injury, especially if the child is preverbal or intubated.				Citations with documentation. 17.01.04	Sriram and Svirbely 1997
data	enter
Are you evaluating the neurologic status of a child? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
Are purposeful movements present? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
enter an "x" in the appropriate column for each finding (give only 1 answer per row)
	spontaneous movements	voice evoked movements	painful stimulus localized	:-):-):-)
cortical function					Yes	4
	intact	delayed or diminished	absent
pupillary light reflex					Yes	0
	intact	delayed or diminished	absent
corneal reflex					Yes	0
	intact	delayed or diminished	absent
oculovestibular or oculocephalic reflexes					Yes	0
	spontaneous	apneic
breathing					Yes	1
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
cortical function subtotal	4	out of 6
brainstem function subtotal	1	out of 3
COHMC coma score	5	out of 9
Is survival possible?	Yes