Abbreviated Injury Scale
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Abbreviated injury scale (AIS) is an anatomical-based scoring system to determine the severity of single injuries
based on the survivability of the injury. AIS is one of the most common anatomic scales for traumatic
injuries. The first version of the scale was published in 1969 with major updates in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2005, and 2008.
The official website for (AIS) is http://www.aaam1.org/ais/. The site is conducted by the AIS Committee of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
(AAAM)
. An AIS-Code of 9 is used to describe injuries for which not enough information is available for more detailed coding, e.g. crush injury to the head
.
The AIS scale is a measurement tool for single injuries. An universally accepted injury aggregation function has not yet been proposed, though the injury severity score
and its derivatives are better aggregators than a mere look at the maximum AIS-Code (MAIS) as used by most biomechanic researchers.
Injury
-By cause:*Traumatic injury, a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident*Other injuries from external physical causes, such as radiation injury, burn injury or frostbite*Injury from infection...
based on the survivability of the injury. AIS is one of the most common anatomic scales for traumatic
Trauma (medicine)
Trauma refers to "a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident." It can also be described as "a physical wound or injury, such as a fracture or blow." Major trauma can result in secondary complications such as circulatory shock, respiratory failure and death...
injuries. The first version of the scale was published in 1969 with major updates in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1998, 2005, and 2008.
The official website for (AIS) is http://www.aaam1.org/ais/. The site is conducted by the AIS Committee of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine , is a non-profit education and research organization founded in 1957 by the Medical Advisory committee to the Sports Car Club of America...
(AAAM)
Scale
AIS-Code is on a scale of one to six, one being a minor injury and six being life-threatening. An AIS-Code of 6 is not the code for a deceased patient, but the code for an injury with a very high lethalityLethal
Lethal is an adjective meaning capable of causing death.Lethal may also refer to:* Lethal , an American heavy metal band* Leigh Matthews, Australian rules footballer nicknamed "Lethal" or "Lethal" Leigh...
. An AIS-Code of 9 is used to describe injuries for which not enough information is available for more detailed coding, e.g. crush injury to the head
Human head
In human anatomy, the head is the upper portion of the human body. It supports the face and is maintained by the skull, which itself encloses the brain.-Cultural importance:...
.
The AIS scale is a measurement tool for single injuries. An universally accepted injury aggregation function has not yet been proposed, though the injury severity score
Injury Severity Score
The Injury Severity Score is an established medical score to assess trauma severity. It correlates with mortality, morbidity and hospitalization time after trauma...
and its derivatives are better aggregators than a mere look at the maximum AIS-Code (MAIS) as used by most biomechanic researchers.
| AIS-Code | Injury |
|---|---|
| 0 | Not injured |
| 1 | Minor |
| 2 | Moderate |
| 3 | Serious |
| 4 | Severe |
| 5 | Critical |
| 6 | Maximum |
| 9 | Not further specified (NFS) |