The Injury Severity Score ISS : development and potential usefulness.

Author(s)
Baker, S.P. O'Neill, B. Haddon, W. & Long, W.B.
Year
Abstract

A method for comparing death rates of groups of injured persons was developed, using hospital and medical examiner data for more than 2000 persons. An Injury Severity Score was developed that correlates well with survival and provides a numerical description of the overall severity of injury for patients with multiple trauma.

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B 9966 (In: B 6064 S [electronic version only]) /84.1/ IRRD 218709
Source

In: Proceedings of the 18th Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine AAAM, Toronto, Canada, September 1974, p. 58- 74, 7 graph., 4 tab., 14 ref.

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