The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1985 · 608 citations · 0 references
MedicineEmergency MedicineScale DevelopmentTrauma CareTrauma-informed CareInjury AssessmentInjury ClassificationRating Scale DevelopmentTrauma AssessmentTrauma ManagementTraumatic Injury AssessmentAbbreviated Injury ScaleInjury ScoringInjury Severity CodingInjury Severity MeasurementInjury Severity ScoreTrauma Outcomes AssessmentTrauma Scoring SystemsTrauma Severity Scoring
The Abbreviated Injury Scale and the Injury Severity Score are important tools for grading the severity of injury to trauma patients. The Trauma Chart provided is a simple and concise guide for scoring and recording this useful information. The chart is useful in both a large wall-mounted form and in the reduced two-page form included in this article.