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ESSENTIAL PROCEDURES Medical students will be expected to be able to perform the following procedures. Follow all standard barrier precautions. Note that in most instances, these procedures should only be…
1 List the components of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) TABLE A-1 Glasgow Coma Scale Eye Response (E) Verbal Response (V) Motor Response (M) 1 = No response 1 =…
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