Citation

Ross SE, O'Malley KF, Stein S, Spettell CM, Young G. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. Annu. Conf. 1990; 34: 433-441.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

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Abstract

The use of abbreviated injury scaling for the head region (HAIS) was evaluated as a prognostic index of functional outcome in 503 consecutive patients with severe injury to the brain who survived initial resuscitation. Although a strong statistical relationship between HAIS and outcome as measured by the glasgow outcome scale was demonstrated, its clinical usefulness is limited. HAIS may be most useful as a classifier for comparative studies of populations and for the evaluation of therapeutic modalities.