An anatomic severity scale based on the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and developed specifically to score multiple traumatic injuries. It has been used as a predictor of mortality.
Entry Version
INJ SEVERITY SCORE
Entry Term(s)
ISS Score
Previous Indexing
Severity of Illness Index (1985-1989)
Wounds and Injuries (1974-1989)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES 1990
History Note
91(90); was see under TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES 1990
An anatomic severity scale based on the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and developed specifically to score multiple traumatic injuries. It has been used as a predictor of mortality.
