Targeted temperature management should be implemented in the context of a broader strategy of critical care for a comatose patient with the post-cardiac arrest syndrome.
Comatose
FOUR Score for Comatose Patients
The Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) score provides greater neurological detail than the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), recognizes a locked-in syndrome, and is superior to the GCS due to the availability of brainstem reflexes, breathing patterns, and the ability to recognize different stages of herniation.