Because most concussion victims score 14 or 15 on the GCS, its primary utility is in
ruling out more serious brain injuries.4 Thus,» [w] hile highly useful in the sphere of
emergency response to trauma, the Glasgow Coma
Scale should not be used to assess the significance of a concussion,» writes William P. Meehan, III, MD, MomsTeam concussion medicine expert emeritus and former Director of the Sports Concussion Clinic in the Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, in his 2011 book, Kids, Sports, and Concussion.1