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TABLE 17-1 AIS Scoring System

AIS score

Severity of injury

1

Minor injury

2

Moderate injury

3

Serious injury

4

Severe injury

5

Critical injury

6

Unsurvivable injury

Reproduced from MacKenzie, E. J. (1984). Injury severity scales: Overview and directions for future research. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2, 537-548.