ABC Score for Massive Transfusion

 Predicts need for massive transfusion in trauma patients

ABC/2 Formula for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Volume

 Predicts volume of intracranial hemorrhage from CT measurements

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG Analyzer

 Interprets ABG

Bicarbonate Deficit

 Calculates the total body bicarbonate deficit

CAGE Questions for Alcohol Use

 Screens for excessive drinking and alcoholism

Canadian C-Spine Rule

Clinically clears cervical spine fracture without imaging

Canadian CT Head Injury/Trauma Rule

 Clears head injury without imaging

Creatinine Clearance (Cockcroft-Gault Equation

 Calculates CrCl according to the Cockcroft-Gault equation

Glasgow Coma Scale/Score (GCS

 Coma severity based on Eye (4, Verbal (5, and Motor (6 criteria

Injury Severity Score (ISS

 Standardizes severity of traumatic injury based on worst injury of 6 body systems

Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH Score

 Estimates mortality from CT findings in intracerebral hemorrhage

Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS Score

 Estimates viability of an extremity after trauma, to determine need for salvage vs empiric

amputation

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP

 Calculates mean arterial pressure

Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS for Clinical Deterioration

 Determines the degree of illness of a patient

National Early Warning Score (NEWS

 Determines the degree of illness of a patient and prompts critical care intervention

New Orleans/Charity Head Trauma/Injury Rule

 Criteria for which patients are unlikely to require imaging after head trauma

NEXUS Chest Decision Instrument for Blunt Chest Trauma

 Determines which patients require chest imaging after blunt trauma

NEXUS Criteria for C-Spine Imaging

 Clears patients from cervical spine fracture clinically, without imaging

Ottawa Knee Rule

 Describes criteria for knee trauma patients so low risk do not to warrant knee imaging

Parkland Formula for Burns

 Calculates fluid requirements for burn patients in a 24-hour period

PECARN Pediatric Head Injury/Trauma Algorithm

 Predicts need for brain imaging after pediatric head injury

Pittsburgh Knee Rules

 Defines when knee x-rays are unnecessary, based on the Pittsburgh rules

Revised Trauma Score

 Quantifies severity of trauma injuries based on GCS, blood pressure, and respiratory rate

Shock Index

 May be a more sensitive indicator of occult shock, especially in trauma or acute hemorrhage

Simplified Motor Score (SMS

 Simplifies assessment of head trauma patients compared to the GCS

TASH Score (Trauma Associated Severe Hemorrhage

 Predicts the need for massive transfusion based on clinical and laboratory data