Citation

Haasper C, Junge M, Ernstberger A, Brehme H, Hannawald L, Langer C, Nehmzow J, Otte D, Sander U, Krettek C, Zwipp H. Unfallchirurg 2010; 113(5): 366-372.

Vernacular Title

Die Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). Potenzial und Probleme bei der Anwendung.

Affiliation

Unfallchirurgische Klinik mit Verkehrsunfallforschung, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland, haasper.carl@mh-hannover.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00113-010-1778-8

PMID

20376615

Abstract

The new AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale) was released with an update by the AAAM (Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine) in 2008. It is a universal scoring system in the field of trauma applicable in clinic and research. In engineering it is used as a classification system for vehicle safety. The AIS can therefore be considered as an international, interdisciplinary and universal code of injury severity. This review focuses on a historical overview, potential applications and new coding options in the current version and also outlines the associated problems.

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