level of consciousness


lev·el of con·scious·ness

(LOC) (lev'ĕl kon'shŭs-nĕs) The degree of a patient's alertness and awareness of self and environment, varying from wakefulness to coma. Decreases often measured with the Glasgow Coma Scale (q.v.), a tool for standardizing uniformity in assessment by more than one observer as a way of standardizing subjective assessment data.

lev·el of con·scious·ness

(LOC) (lev'ĕl kon'shŭs-nĕs) The degree of a patient's alertness and awareness of self and environment, varying from wakefulness to coma. Decreases often measured with the Glasgow Coma Scale (q.v.), a tool for standardizing uniformity in assessment by more than one observer as a way of standardizing subjective assessment data.