A child has a total Glasgow score of 6 and a motor score of 2. The nurse realizes that this child has which of the following types of head injury in terms of severity?

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A Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 6 indicates a severe head injury. The GCS is a clinical scale used to reliably measure a person's level of consciousness after a head injury, and scores range from 3 (deeply unconscious) to 15 (fully awake). A score of 8 or less is generally considered to indicate a severe head injury.

A Child Has a Total Glasgow Score of 6 and a Motor