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Injury Severity Score MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Injury Severity Score
Tree Number(s)
E05.318.308.940.968.875.500
E05.944.600
N04.452.859.564.800.500
N05.715.360.300.715.500.800.400
Unique ID
D015601
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015601
Scope Note
An anatomic severity scale based on the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and developed specifically to score multiple traumatic injuries. It has been used as a predictor of mortality.
Entry Version
INJ SEVERITY SCORE
Entry Term(s)
ISS Score
Previous Indexing
Severity of Illness Index (1985-1989)
Wounds and Injuries (1974-1989)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES 1990
History Note
91(90); was see under TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES 1990
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1989/05/25
Revision Date
2017/06/30

No Qualifiers
Injury Severity Score Preferred
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