Table 1 Definition of scales
ISS | Injury Severity Score | Standardizes severity of traumatic injury based on worst injury of 6 body systems |
|---|---|---|
NISS | New Injury Severity Score | It is the sum of the square of the three lesions with the highest AIS score of the body regions, regardless of the anatomical region |
RTS | Revised Trauma Score | Quantifies severity of trauma injuries based on GCS, blood pressure, and respiratory rate |
TRISS | Trauma Score and Injury Severity Score | Estimates the probability of survival for trauma patients using the type of trauma, RTS, ISS and the age |