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Kampala Trauma Score (KTS)

Description

The Kamapala Trauma Score (KTS) was in Kampala, Uganda. It can be used in trauma registries in resource-limited settings.


Parameters:

(1) age in years

(2) number of serious injuries

(3) systolic blood pressure in mm Hg

(4) respiratory rate in breaths per minute

(5) neurologic status as AVPU

 

Parameter

Finding

Points

age in years

< 5

1

 

5 to 55

2

 

> 44

1

number of serious injuries

none

3

 

1

2

 

>= 2

1

systolic blood pressure

> 89 mm Hg

4

 

50 to 89

3

 

1 to 49

2

 

undetectable

1

respiratory rate

> 30

2

 

10 to 29

3

 

< 10

1

neurologic status

alert

4

 

responds to voice

3

 

responds to painful stimulus

2

 

unresponsive

1

 

total score =

= SUM(points for all 5 parameters)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 5

• maximum score: 16

• The lower the score the worse the outcome.

 

Score

Injury Severity

14 to 16

mild

11 to 13

moderate

5 to 10

severe

 

A modification was developed in 2004 that changed the scoring range from 0 to 10.


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