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Trauma Severity Indices MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Trauma Severity Indices
Tree Number(s)
E05.318.308.940.968.875
E05.944
N04.452.859.564.800
N05.715.360.300.715.500.800
N06.850.520.308.940.968.875
Unique ID
D015599
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015599
Annotation
do not confuse with TRIAGE, emergency selection of patients by priority of need; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX is also available
Scope Note
Systems for assessing, classifying, and coding injuries. These systems are used in medical records, surveillance systems, and state and national registries to aid in the collection and reporting of trauma.
Entry Term(s)
Trauma Severity Index
Trauma Severity Indexes
NLM Classification #
WO 15
Previous Indexing
Wounds and Injuries/classification (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note
90
History Note
90
Date Introduced
1990/01/01
Last Updated
2017/07/03

No Qualifiers
Trauma Severity Indices Preferred
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