INTRODUCTION: Various trauma scoring systems were developed in order to assess 
injury severity and aid in decision making regarding further therapy and 
probable outcome.
ANATOMIC INJURY SEVERITY SCALES: AIS--Abbreviated Injury Scale is a summary of 
all the values (from 1-9) for each organ or body part that is injured. 
ISS--Injury Severity Scale scores three dominant injuries from AIS scale. The 
maximum score for ISS is 75. MISS--Modified Injury Severity Score is a square of 
the AIS value for the three body parts with most severe injuries.
PHYSIOLOGIC INJURY SEVERITY SCALES: GCS--Glasgow Coma Score is a numerical scale 
that assesses the severity of CNS injuries, that is the most appropriate system 
for numerical assessment of consciousness disturbance. Trauma score is a sum of 
GCS decreased for 1/3, plus the assessment of cardiopulmonary function. COMBINED 
ANATOMIC-PHYSIOLOGIC SCORING SYSTEMS: TRISS score (TS-ISS--trauma and injury 
severity score) TRISS combines ISS, TS, age of the patient and mechanism of 
injury, in order to determine survival probability. PTS--Pediatric Trauma Score 
takes into consideration all of the peculiarities of pediatric patients in 
response to trauma. Score values are from -6 to +12. APACHE--Acute Physiology 
And Chronic Health Evaluation Although it is complicated for general use, it 
still represents the most commonly used scoring system in Intensive Care Units.
NEW SCORING SYSTEMS: MPM--Mortality Probability Models. MODS--Multiple Organ 
Dysfunction Syndrome. LODS--Logistic Organ Dysfunction Syndrome. 
SAPS--Simplified Acute Physiologic Score.