Injury Severity Score:

Terms Related to Injury Severity Score

• Abbreviated Injury Scale

  Classification system for assessing impact injury severity developed and published by the American Association for Automotive Medicine. It is the system of choice for coding ...

• Lod Score

  The total relative probability, expressed on a logarithmic scale, that a linkage relationship exists among selected loci. Lod is an acronym for "logarithmic odds."

• Glasgow Outcome Scale

  A scale that assesses the outcome of serious craniocerebral injuries, based on the level of regained social funtioning.

• Traumatic Brain Injury

  Acute and chronic (see also BRAIN INJURIES, CHRONIC) injuries to the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, CEREBELLUM, and BRAIN STEM. Clinical manifestations depend on the ...