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LOINC 2.82

Injury severity score (ISS) body region [NTDS]

ISS body region [NTDS]

Definition

  • The Injury Severity Score (ISS) body region codes that reflect the patient's injuries. These body regions are: 1) Head or neck - including cervical spine, 2) Face - including the facial skeleton, nose, mouth, eyes and ears, 3) Chest - thoracic spine and diaphragm, 4) Abdomen or pelvic contents - abdominal organs and lumbar spine, 5) Extremities or pelvic girdle - pelvic skeleton, and 6) External. The ISS is calculated using the three most severely injured ISS body regions.

Component

  • Injury severity score body region

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • TRAUMA

Property

  • Type

Scale

  • Nom

Method

  • NTDS

Related names

  • [NTDS]; bod; Bodies; ISS; ISS body region; Nominal; Point in time; Random; TRAUMA; Typ; Ulcer

Index terms

  • [NTDS]
  • bod
  • Bodies
  • Injury severity score body region
  • ISS
  • ISS body region
  • Nominal
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • TRAUMA
  • Typ
  • Ulcer