Systems for assessing, classifying, and coding injuries. These systems are used in medical records, surveillance systems, and state and national registries to aid in the collection and reporting of trauma.
Synonyms: Severity Indexes, Trauma, Severity Index, Trauma, Trauma Severity Index, Severity Indices, Trauma, Indexes, Trauma Severity, Trauma Severity Indexes, Trauma Severity Indices, Index, Trauma Severity, Indices, Trauma Severity
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do not confuse with TRIAGE, emergency selection of patients by priority of need; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX is also available ,90
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D015599