title: [The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). Options and problems in application].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Unfallchirurgische Klinik mit Verkehrsunfallforschung, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Karl-Wiechert-Allee 3, 30625, Hannover. haasper.carl@mh-hannover.de
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haasper
authors.forename: M
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authors.lastname: Junge
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authors.lastname: Ernstberger
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authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brehme
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authors.lastname: Hannawald
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authors.lastname: Langer
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authors.lastname: Nehmzow
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authors.lastname: Sander
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authors.lastname: Krettek
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authors.lastname: Zwipp
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention / Q000639:trends*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000145:classification*; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*