[The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). Options and problems in application].
The new AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale) was released with an update by the AAAM (Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine) in 2008. It is a universal scoring system in the field of trauma applicable in clinic and research. In engineering it is used as a classification system for vehicle safety. The AIS can therefore be considered as an international, interdisciplinary and universal code of injury severity. This review focuses on a historical overview, potential applications and new coding options in the current version and also outlines the associated problems.
Haasper
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Unfallchirurgische Klinik mit Verkehrsunfallforschung, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover. haasper.carl@mh-hannover.de
Junge
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Ernstberger
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Brehme
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Hannawald
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Langer
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Nehmzow
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Otte
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Sander
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Krettek
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Zwipp
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