Aspiration

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Dear Falco,

As far as I know the only AIS code for any aspiration is for "Smoke
inhalation" associated (sometimes) with burn injuries.
If a traumatic injury does not have an AIS code (Abbreviated Injury Scale)
it will not play a role in the ISS (injury severity score).
So, if the poor girl fell into a canal filled with canal water (before or
after she broke her femur), and then accidentally aspirated the disgusting
fluid or even drowned!! she will probably receive an AIS severity of 3 for
the femur and that's all.  Total ISS will be, therefore =9 if she has no
other injury.

Mickey Stein

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org]
On Behalf Of Falco Hietbrink
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:00 PM
To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list
Subject: Aspiration

Dear list-users,
 
A young lady was presented at the ER with a femur fracture and aspiration of
canal water. We input all patients in the traumadatabase, including trauma
severity scores. Does anybody know IF and (when yes) HOW aspiration is codes
in the Injury Severity Score or in a variation on this score?
 
Kind regards,
 
Falco Hietbrink
UMC Utrecht
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