Injury severity score body region:Type:Pt: Patient:Nom:NTDS - CISMeF
Injury severity score body region:Type:Pt: Patient:Nom:NTDSLOINC code
Preferred Label : Injury severity score body region:Type:Pt: Patient:Nom:NTDS;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC long common name : Injury severity score (ISS) body region [NTDS];
LOINC short name : ISS body region [NTDS];
LOINC description : 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.;