The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS), Injury Severity Scale and TRISS me
thodology comprise a mathematically sound system for the analysis of i
njuries and injured patients. This system is of value for research and
audit and has potential applications in forensic medicine, such as it
s use as a tool to assist the classification and analysis of injuries
sustained by those injured in mass disasters. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scienc
e Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.