| AIS | Abbreviated Injury Scale |
| AUC | Academy for Trauma Surgery |
| DGU | German Trauma Society |
| GEMS | Ground Emergency Medical Services |
| HEMS | Helicopter Emergency Medical Services |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| ICU LOS | Intensive Care Unit length of stay |
| IQR | Interquartile Range |
| ISS | Injury Severity Score |
| LOS | Length of stay |
| MAIS | Maximum AIS |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| RISC II | Revised Injury Severity Classification Score II |
| SD | Standard Deviation |
| SMR | Standardized Mortality Ratio |
| TR-DGU | TraumaRegister DGU® |