Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)15 – Sept. 16 & 17
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September 16, 2024 - September 17, 2024
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
September 16 & 17 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Each participant must have a computer with functioning audiovisual equipment (webcam, headset, or built-in microphone that is turned on throughout the class).
The two day course is designed for registrars, trauma nurse coordinators / program managers, physicians, hospital records personnel, and researchers or engineers who are responsible for injury databases. (Participants should have general knowledge of anatomy.)
Course Objectives
- Understand the structure, organization and contents of the Abbreviated Injury Scale
- Abstract injury data from medical charts
- Rule out information that is not codeable
- Distinguish between injuries and outcomes
- Apply injury coding rules and guidelines specific to each body region
- Apply rules for calculating the Injury Severity Score (ISS) for multiple body region injuries
Members only event. Member savings $475. Cost includes the AIS2015 manual (electronically or hard copy). Registration and payment must be received by August 23, 2024. No late registrations will be accepted.