Injury Severity Score + Revised Trauma Score

Injury Severity Score (sum of squares of the three highest AIS region scores; any AIS 6 forces ISS 75, >= 16 is major trauma) alongside the Revised Trauma Score computed from GCS, systolic BP, and respiratory rate (0-7.84).

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Highest AIS region
4
2nd highest AIS region
3
3rd highest AIS region
2
Glasgow Coma Scale
14
Systolic BP
120 mmHg
Respiratory rate
18 /min

Result: ISS 29 (major trauma, >=16); RTS 7.84.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

ISS >=16
Defines major (severe) trauma.
ISS <16
Below the major-trauma threshold.

What you enter

  • Highest AIS region (0-6)
  • 2nd highest AIS region (0-6)
  • 3rd highest AIS region (0-6)
  • Glasgow Coma Scale (3-15)
  • Systolic BP
  • Respiratory rate
How this is calculated

Baker SP, et al. J Trauma. 1974;14(3):187-196 (ISS); Champion HR, et al. J Trauma. 1989;29(5):623-629 (RTS). ISS = sum of squares of the 3 highest AIS; >=16 = major trauma. Read the sources: Baker 1974 ↗, Champion 1989 ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.