NIH MeSH · D015998Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment

Abbreviated Injury Scale

Also known asAbbreviated Injury Scales · Injury Scale, Abbreviated · Injury Scales, Abbreviated · Scale, Abbreviated Injury · Scales, Abbreviated Injury

Definition

Classification system for assessing impact injury severity developed and published by the American Association for Automotive Medicine. It is the system of choice for coding single injuries and is the foundation for methods assessing multiple injuries or for assessing cumulative effects of more than one injury. These include Maximum AIS (MAIS), Injury Severity Score (ISS), and Probability of Death Score (PODS).

MeSH classification

  • E05.318.308.940.968.875.125
  • E05.944.250
  • N04.452.859.564.800.125
  • N05.715.360.300.715.500.800.100

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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D015998) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗