Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
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The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) is a non-profit education and research organization founded in 1957 by the Medical Advisory committee to the Sports Car Club of America.[1] It is the first and premier professional multidisciplinary organization dedicated entirely to the prevention and control of injuries from motor vehicle crashes.[citation needed]
AAAM is an international association with professionals representing more than 20 countries committed to reducing motor vehicle trauma and improving highway safety around the world.[2] Its strength lies in its membership representing medicine, engineering, biomechanics, law, education, and public policy. This combination of clinical, research and administrative backgrounds forms a unique blend of leaders in traffic injury control and it is these professionals who comprise the AAAM membership.[citation needed]
The AAAM has furthered the development and publishes the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS), a widely used description system for individual injuries. The Abbreviated Injury Scale is an internationally accepted tool for assessing the injury severity of individual injuries.[3] It contains no information on injury aggregation. The AIS codebook is protected by copyright.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine". Union of International Associations. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ Vasich, Tom (2023-09-25). "Dr. Federico Vaca to lead Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine". UC Irvine News. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ Gennarelli, T. A.; Wodzin, E. (2006). "AIS 2005: A contemporary injury scale". Injury. 37 (12): 1084. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2006.07.009 – via Elsevier.
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