P4: Injury Status

Definition:

The injury severity level for a person involved in a crash.

Element Attributes

KABCO Severity Scale (From most severe to least)

• Fatal Injury (K)
• Nonfatal Injury:
• Incapacitating (A)
• Non-Incapacitating (B)
• Possible (C)
• No Injury (O)
• Unknown

Rationale:

Necessary for injury outcome analysis and evaluation. It is also critical in providing linkage between the crash, EMS, and hospital records.