Classification Glasgow Coma Scale The Glasgow Coma Scale is commonly used to assess the severity of traumatic brain injuries, including<unk> es. The scale tests a patient's eye, verbal, and motor responses. The scale goes up to fifteen points; with fifteen being the most mild injury, less than eight being a severe brain injury, and three being a vegetative state. ASCOT The ASCOT probability of survival encapsulates several of the variables measured in the Glasgow Coma Scale but also includes systolic blood pressure, respiration rates upon admission, and anatomic injuries. The ASCOT was found to be the most sensitive tool for determining severity of head injuries in children and is effective in predicting the outcome of injury. Mechanism based A mechanism-based TBI classification system divides traumatic brain injuries (TBI) into<unk>  and penetrating head trauma; based on the way in which the person was injured.
Closed-head injury
Penetrating head injury
Traumatic asphyxia
Blast injury
Traumatic brain injury
Acquired brain injury
Barotrauma
Head injury