Injury Severity Score (ISS) as a Yardstick in Assessing the Severity and Mortality of Various Abdomino-Pelvic Trauma Hospitalized Victims—A Clinical Vis-à-Vis Autopsy Study
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Injury Severity Score (ISS) as a Yardstick in Assessing the Severity and Mortality of Various Abdomino-Pelvic Trauma Hospitalized Victims—A Clinical Vis-à-Vis Autopsy Study
A summary of 51 cases of vehicular accident showing abdomino-pelvic trauma, along with associated other regional injuries, were studied at the Department of Forensic Medicine at MAM College and Associated Hospitals in New Delhi during 1986. A detailed Injury Severity Score (ISS) was done in all the cases and the relationship of ISS during their clinical treatment phase and after death was studied, keeping in mind factors such as age, survival periods, etc.
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