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. 2010 May;113(5):366-72.
doi: 10.1007/s00113-010-1778-8.

[The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). Options and problems in application]

[Article in German]
C Haasper  1 , M Junge, A Ernstberger, H Brehme, L Hannawald, C Langer, J Nehmzow, D Otte, U Sander, C Krettek, H Zwipp
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[The Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). Options and problems in application]

[Article in German]
C Haasper et al. Unfallchirurg. 2010 May.

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.

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