Evaluation scales for determining the severity of the condition in polytrauma

Introduction. Polytrauma is a collective concept that includes multiple and combined, combined injuries that pose a danger to the life or health of the victim and require emergency medical care. Injury occupies one of the leading places in the structure of mortality among the working population in peacetime, and is one of the main causes of death in military conflicts. The polymorphic nature of injuries and the lack of a unified view on the assessment of the severity of the condition are the key problems of this topic. Together, the available scales answer all the main diagnostic questions, but have limitations in terms of speed and ease of use. This article presents an analysis of the main prognostic scales used to diagnose surgical patients with polytrauma.Conclusion. At the moment, there are many diagnostic scales for assessing the severity of the condition of patients with severe injuries. Some of them and combinations of scales have proven themselves to be the most predictably significant. A group of Russian authors has developed their own diagnostic scale, with the experience of successful practical application.