An assessment of the validity of the injury severity score when applied to gunshot wounds

An assessment of the validity of the injury severity score when applied to gunshot wounds

Injury Severity Scores were calculated for the injuries of 875 patients suffering from gunshot wounds. These scores were plotted against mortality. Increasing ISS is associated with increasing mortality, but the relationship is not linear.

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Veröffentlicht in:Injury 1983-07, Vol.15 (1), p.19-22
Hauptverfasser: Beverland, D.E., Rutherford, W.H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdominal Injuries - mortality
Adult
Aged
Craniocerebral Trauma - mortality
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Thoracic Injuries - mortality
Unconsciousness - mortality
Wounds, Gunshot - classification
Wounds, Gunshot - mortality
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Zusammenfassung:Injury Severity Scores were calculated for the injuries of 875 patients suffering from gunshot wounds. These scores were plotted against mortality. Increasing ISS is associated with increasing mortality, but the relationship is not linear.
ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/0020-1383(83)90156-0