Trauma program leaders use trauma scores to monitor and improve quality of care. Three of the most important trauma scoring systems are the Injury Severity Score (ISS), the New Injury Severity Score (NISS) and the Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS). ISS and NISS are very similar, and TRISS is based in part on ISS. All…
Author: Amy Brammer
Amy Brammer, Kathy Cookman, Jessica Pemberton
Amy Brammer, MSN, RN, TCRN, TNS, CEN, CAISS, CSTR, NHDP-BC is trauma program director at Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center. She is also chair of the Abbreviated Injury Scale Certification Board and faculty for the Abbreviated Injury Scaling Course.