Open AccessCombined Trauma
Author(s) -
V. A. Sokolov
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
vestnik travmatologii i ortopedii imeni n.n. priorova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-6738
pISSN - 0869-8678
DOI - 10.17816/vto104493
Subject(s) - pelvis , abdomen , medicine , skeleton (computer programming) , anatomy , spinal cord , soft tissue , abbreviated injury scale , radiology , surgery , poison control , injury severity score , injury prevention , medical emergency , psychiatry
Combined injuries are simultaneous injuries to the brain and spinal cord, facial skeleton, internal organs of the chest and abdomen, pelvis, spine, bony skeleton of the chest, bones and soft tissues of the extremities in various combinations. Most foreign researchers additionally include in this concept a certain lower level of injury severity index (for example, according to the ISS scale not lower than 20).