QUANTIFYING INJURY AND PREDICTING OUTCOME AFTER TRAUMA

Authors
WYATT JP BEARD D BUSUTTIL A
Citation
Jp. Wyatt et al., QUANTIFYING INJURY AND PREDICTING OUTCOME AFTER TRAUMA, Forensic science international, 95(1), 1998, pp. 57-66
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Legal
Journal title
Forensic science international → ACNP
ISSN journal
03790738
Volume
95
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
57 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-0738(1998)95:1<57:QIAPOA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
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.