Injury Severity Score (ISS)
Standardizes severity of traumatic injury based on worst injury of 6 body systems.
INSTRUCTIONS
Rate only the most severe injury from each body system. Used primarily in research settings, so calculation of the ISS should not delay initial management of patients with traumatic injuries.
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Dr. Susan Baker
About the creator
Susan Baker, MPH, is an professor and epidemiologist specializing in injury prevention at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and was the first director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy. She is well known for authoring the Injury Fact Book. Professor Baker's teaching and research is aimed at influencing policy changes that will reduce the likelihood of injury for thousands of people.
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