@article{ref1,
title="Reliability of the Glasgow Coma Scale for the emergency department evaluation of poisoned patients",
journal="Human and experimental toxicology",
year="2004",
author="Heard, Kennon and Bebarta, Vikhyat S.",
volume="23",
number="4",
pages="197-200",
abstract="UNLABELLED: The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was developed for monitoring the mental status of head-injured patients in the intensive care unit. The purpose of this study is to determine the inter-rater reliability of the GCS for poisoning patients in the emergency department. METHODS: This was a prospective, observational study. Two observers used a standard assessment checklist to determine the GCS of suspected poisoning patients. Inter-rater reliability was assessed with a weighted Kappa score. RESULTS: A total of 39 patients were enrolled. Weighted kappa for the total GCS demonstrated excellent agreement. Agreement was also good for each component of the score. CONCLUSION: The GCS is a reliable tool for the evaluation of mental status of poisoning patients in the emergency department.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0960-3271",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}