Maximum ISS in Accident

Database table	Accident
Database variable name	Maximum_ISS_in_accident
Introduction date	2009-07-01
Expiration date	Still active

Short description

Maximum Injury Severity Score in accident.

Values

Whole number.

Description

The Injury Severity Score (ISS) is an anatomical scoring system that provides an overall score for patients with multiple injuries.

Each injury is assigned an Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score, allocated to one of six body regions (Head, Face, Chest, Abdomen, Extremities (including Pelvis), External).

Only the highest AIS score in each body region is used. The 3 most severely injured body regions have their score squared and added together to produce the ISS score.

Short description

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