The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1988 · 303 citations · 0 references
Trauma ResuscitationTraumatologyInjury PreventionClinical UseAbbreviated Injury ScaleClinical InjuryBrain InjuryHealth SciencesTrauma Center CareEmergency Medicine TraumaOutcomes ResearchPolytraumaInjury ScalingRapid Trauma AssessmentPatient SafetyCondensed ChartBlunt TraumaConcussionMedicineEmergency Medicine
Refinements in injury scaling of blunt trauma and expansion to include penetrating injuries led to the 1985 revision of the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). The authors created two 8.5×11 inch charts from the AIS dictionary to simplify its use for Injury Severity Scoring in clinical practice. Separate charts were developed for blunt and penetrating trauma. The condensed AIS charts achieve over 95 % accurate injury scaling in Level I Trauma Center patients and enable early ISS calculation, aiding teaching, resource allocation, audit, and prospective payment assessment.
Refinements in injury scaling of blunt trauma and expansion to include penetrating injuries have resulted in the publication of the 1985 revision of the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). To simplify use of this scale for Injury Severity Scoring in clinical practice, two 8 1/2" x 11" charts, which can be included in the patient record, have been developed from the AIS dictionary. Separate charts apply to blunt and penetrating trauma. Previous experience with a condensed AIS chart (CAIS) using the 1980 revision of the dictionary suggests that such edited revisions can result in accurate injury scaling in more than 95% of patients presenting to a Level I Trauma Center. The availability of such charts assists in calculation of the ISS soon after admission, which may prove to be a valuable teaching tool and useful in resource allocation, audit, and assessment for prospective payment.