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Injury scaling is an important issue in the traffic safety field. A comparison was made between the severity of injuries as graded according to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and the severity 5 years after the accident. It was found that among persons with permanent medical disability ≥ 10%, 20% were given an AIS score of 1, i.e. they were initially judged as having a slight injury. This implies that the AIS scale needs to be re-evaluated to take into account possible long-term consequences.
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Nygren, Å., Hansson, P.G., Tingvall, C. (1986). Acute Injury Scaling Related to Residual Disability. In: Lindgren, S. (eds) Modern Concepts in Neurotraumatology. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 36. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8859-0_9
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