title: Acute injury scaling related to residual disability.
abstract: Injury scaling is an important issue in the traffic safety field. A comparison was made between the severity of injuries as graded according to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and the severity 5 years after the accident. It was found that among persons with permanent medical disability greater than or equal to 10%, 20% were given an AIS score of 1, i.e. they were initially judged as having a slight injury. This implies that the AIS scale needs to be re-evaluated to take into account possible long-term consequences.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nygren
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Hansson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tingvall
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors