Author: Amy Brammer, Jessica Pemberton and Kathy Cookman

In the last Trauma Registry Q&A column, we explained the difference between the Injury Severity Score (ISS), the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) and the Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS). These scores have been validated for adult injury patients, but can they also be used for pediatric trauma patients? The short answer is yes. All…

Trauma program leaders use trauma scores to monitor and improve quality of care. Three of the most important trauma scores are the Injury Severity Score (ISS), the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) and the Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS). ISS and NISS are very similar, and TRISS is based in part on ISS. All three…