Table 1

Reported feasibility of trauma scoring systems

Trauma score	Opportunities			Constraints					References
Trauma score	Good clinical assessment	Triage tool	Sufficient data	Lack of equipment	Lack of human resources	Insufficient/poor-quality data	Inappropriate for population	Used modified version	References
ISS				✓	✓	✓	✓	✓ (eISS)	7 31 32 73 75 77 90 102 103 112–114
AIS				✓		✓			75 102 115
RTS						✓		✓	12 79 103 116
KTS	✓	✓	✓						12 15 73 82
TRISS	✓			✓		✓	✓	✓	27 28 34 73 75 93 95 106 107

AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; eISS, estimated ISS; ISS, Injury Severity Score; KTS, Kampala Trauma Score; RTS, Revised Trauma Score; TRISS, Trauma and Injury Severity Score.