This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.
Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS)
Weight, airway, blood pressure, consciousness, wound, skeleton – each +2/+1/−1, total −6 to +12
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS): What does this calculator compute?
Pediatric Trauma Score according to Tepas 1987: six components with +2, +1 or −1 point, sum −6 to +12; a PTS ≤ 8 identifies severely injured children who belong in a trauma center.
Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS): Which sources is this calculator based on?
Tepas JJ 3rd, Mollitt DL, Talbert JL, Bryant M: The pediatric trauma score as a predictor of injury severity in the injured child (J Pediatr Surg 22:14–18) (1987); Tepas JJ 3rd, Ramenofsky ML, Mollitt DL, Gans BM, DiScala C: The Pediatric Trauma Score as a predictor of injury severity: an objective assessment (J Trauma 28:425–429) (1988)