Abbreviated injury scale (AIS) code including pre-dot and post-dot numeric codes as recorded according to the specified version of AIS dictionary (AISDictionaryVersion)

2017-09-07

Baker SP, O'Neill B, Haddon W Jr, et al. The injury severity score: a method for describing patients with multiple injuries and evaluating emergency care. J Trauma. Mar 1974;14(3): 187-196. Medicine Aft. The Abbreviated Injury Scale, 1990 Revision. Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. 15-24. 1990. Des Plaines, IL. http: //www.sfar.org/scores2/triss2.html - ISS calculator Pediatric: Gennarelli TA, Wodzin A. AIS 2005: A contemporary injury scale. Injury 2006 37: 1083-1091. Copyright Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine - https://www.aaam.org/abbreviated-injury-scale-ais/

For each injury (or each row of data) enter the corresponding AIS code. Use the corresponding version of AIS dictionary to specify the proper code. Recommend collection at least on date of TBI or at time of first medical treatment. For, AIS 2005, update 2008, AIS code comprises six values, a dot, a one-digit severity code, and eight optional values). The pre-dot code contains values indicating AIS body region injured, type of structure injured, specific anatomic structure injured, and level of injury. The post-dot code contains the severity score, and may also contain optional descriptors indicating location of injury, whether it was intentional or unintentional, cause of injury, etc. Use the information from AIS dictionary (https://www.aaam.org/abbreviated-injury-scale-ais/) to choose the appropriate value. Head - all codes begin with 1; Face - All codes begin with 2 ; Neck - All codes begin with 3; Thorax - All codes begin with 4; Abdomen - All codes begin with 5; Spine - All codes begin with 6; Upper extremities - All codes begin with 7; Lower extremities - All codes begin with 8; External, burns and other trauma - All codes begin with 9.

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