A new weighted injury severity scoring system: better predictive power for adult trauma mortality

Table 2 Comparison of weights chosen for a pediatric (blunt trauma only) sample^a and the current adult sample (blunt, penetrating, and burns)

	Pediatric (Blunt trauma)^a	Adult
Max AIS of head/neck	1.87	6.39
Max AIS of face	0.13	4.18
Max AIS of chest	1.52	4.80
Max AIS of abdomen/pelvic contents	0.98	4.76
Max AIS of extremities	0.15	5.65
Max AIS of external	0.33	7.93

^aSource: Shi J, Shen J, Caupp S, Wang A, Nuss KE, Kenney B, Wheeler KK, Lu B, Xiang H. A new weighted injury severity scoring system: Better predictive power for pediatric trauma mortality. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018;85(2):334-40

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