Blantyre Coma Scale

The Blantyre Coma Scale is a modification of the Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale, designed to assess malarial coma in children.

It was designed by Drs Terrie Taylor and Malcolm Molyneux in 1987, and named for the Malawian city of Blantyre, Malawi|Blantyre]], site of the Blantyre Malaria Project.

Using the scale
The score assigned by the Blantyre Coma Scale is a number from 0 to 5. The score is determined by adding the results from three groups: Motor response, verbal response, and eye movement.

The minimum score is 0 which indicates poor results while the maximum is 5 indicating good results. All scores under 5 are considered abnormal.

Eye movement
 Watches or follows Fails to watch or follow 

Best motor response
 Localizes painful stimulus Withdraws limb from painful stimulus No response or inappropriate response 

Best verbal response
 Cries appropriately with pain, or, if verbal, speaks Moan or abnormal cry with pain No vocal response to pain 