Q. When is a patient out of coma?
A scale called the Glasgow Coma Scale is used to measure the level of consciousness with the maximum score being 15 when a patient is fully alert and usually out of post traumatic amnesia (PTA). A person is considered to be out of coma when s/he gains a score of 8-9 but at this stage s/he will still be very confused and may not be very responsive.
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