TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Use of the Injury Severity Score  (ISS) in a Pediatric Population
JO  - Proceedings: American Association for Automotive Medicine Annual Conference
A1  - Wesson, D. E.
A1  - Williams, J. I.
A1  - Spence, L. J.
A1  - Filler, R. M.
A1  - Armstrong, P. F.
SP  - 153
EP  - 161
VL  - 30
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N2  - We are conducting a prospective study to test the validity of the Injury Severity Score (ISS) in a group of 250 children with major trauma (one severe injury AIS ≥ 4 or two or more moderate injuries - AIS ≥ 2). The ISS was compared to mortality and functional status by the Rand Health Insurance Study (HIS) measures at discharge and 6 months post injury. The predictive validity of the ISS was found to be good. The mean ISS was 40 in the non-survivors and 22 in the survivors (p < 0.001). Apart from deaths due to isolated head injuries, there was only one death in a child with ISS < 30. We have completed 6 month follow up interviews on 81 patients. There was an unexpectedly high incidence of physical functional limitations. Forty-two (52%) had a persistent functional limitation, 39 (48%) did not. The ISS seems to be a reliable and valid measure of injury severity in children.<p />
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SN  - 0892-6484
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -