AAST injury scoring scales

Changed by Henry Knipe, 7 Nov 2015

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The American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) is the most widely accepted and used system of classifying and catergorisingcategorising traumatic injuries. Injury grade reflects severity, guides management and aids in prognosis following injury,.

The most commonly used injury scoring grades are for the:

A full list of injury scoring grades can be found here.

  • -<p>The <strong>American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) </strong>is the most widely accepted and used system of classifying and catergorising traumatic injuries. Injury grade reflects severity, guides management and aids in prognosis following injury,</p><p>The most commonly used injury scoring grades are for the:</p><ul>
  • +<p>The <strong>American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) </strong>is the most widely accepted and used system of classifying and categorising traumatic injuries. Injury grade reflects severity, guides management and aids in prognosis following injury.</p><p>The most commonly used injury scoring grades are for the:</p><ul>

Tags changed:

  • multisystem
  • trauma
  • cases

Systems changed:

  • Chest
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Hepatobiliary

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