Orthopaedics & Trauma Emergency Medicine Anaesthesia / Critical Care Standard trauma scoring
Injury Severity Score (ISS)
Anatomical scoring of injury severity. Sum of squares of top 3 AIS scores from 6 body regions. Score >15 = major trauma.
References
- Baker SP et al. The Injury Severity Score: a method for describing patients with multiple injuries. J Trauma. 1974.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
Pathways
- Difficult Airway Algorithm (DAS) · DAS 2015; Royal College of Anaesthetists
- Major Haemorrhage Protocol · NICE NG24; UK MHP guidelines
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation · ESC 2020 AF Guidelines; NICE NG196
- Hypertensive Emergency · ESC/ESH 2018 Hypertension Guidelines; NICE NG136
- Bradycardia Management · Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE; ESC 2021 Pacing Guidelines
- Ventricular Tachycardia / Fibrillation · Resuscitation Council UK ACLS; ESC 2022 Ventricular Arrhythmia Guidelines
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.