Abbreviated Injury Scale (also known as Abbreviated Injury Scales, Injury Scale, Abbreviated): 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 a

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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Common questions about Abbreviated Injury Scale

What does Abbreviated Injury Scale mean in medicine?
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). This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Abbreviated Injury Scale known by any other names?
Yes. Abbreviated Injury Scale is also referred to as Abbreviated Injury Scales, Injury Scale, Abbreviated, Injury Scales, Abbreviated, Scale, Abbreviated Injury in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Abbreviated Injury Scale sit in the medical classification?
Abbreviated Injury Scale falls under the broader medical category "Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: E05.318.308.940.968.875.125, E05.944.250, N04.452.859.564.800.125). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D015998) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗