Placental abruption doesn’t wait. Can you recognize it in time? One minute, it’s a routine call. Next, you’re racing against the clock...

For decades, the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) has been one of the most familiar tools in emergency and critical care medicine. It is quick, somewhat memorable, and widely used. Over time, however, its role has quietly expanded far beyond what it was designed to do. The GCS is now routinely asked to stand in for airway protection, sedation depth, intoxication severity, and even anesthetic effect. When a tool is stretched far outside its original purpose, it does not become more powerful. It can...