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Perforation - ANS-hole or break or opening made through the entire thickness of a membrane, wall or
other tissue of an organ or structure of the body
Rupture - ANS-breaking open or bursting to forcibly resulting in a hole, break, or opening with stellate
edges or devitalized tissue
AIS assesses: - ANS-assesses the severity of single injuries
ISS assesses: - ANS-assesses the severity of multiply injured patients
ISS equation - ANS-sum of the squares of the highest AIS in each of the three most severely injured body
regions
A2 + B2 + C2 = ISS
Body regions used to calculate ISS - ANS-1. Head and Neck
2. Face
3. Chest
4. Abdominal and pelvic contents
5. Extremities and pelvic girdle
6. External
Chapters included in Head/Neck body region - ANS-Head, Neck, C-spine, other trauma (asphyxia)
Chapters included in Face body region - ANS-Face
Chapters included in Chest body region - ANS-Thorax, Thoracic Spine, Other Truma (drowning)
Chapters included in Abdomen and Pelvic Contents body region - ANS-Abdomen, Lumbar Spine
Chapters included in Extremity and Pelvic Girdle body region - ANS-Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity,
Bones of the Pelvis