Does a prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale score predict pediatric outcomes?

Background: Although the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is widely used by medical professionals to evaluate and predict neurological outcomes, studies using the prehospital (P) GCS score to predict neurological outcomes in children are few.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the agreement between the P GCS score and the emergency department (ED) GCS score, and the association between P GCS score and outcomes at hospital discharge in pediatric patients 5 to 18 years of age.

Methods: Medical record review of children 5 to 18 years old with traumatic brain injury (TBI) was conducted.