Components of the Trauma Embolic Scoring System (TESS) and their associated scores (adapted from Rogers et al14
| Predictor | TESS score |
| Age (years) | |
| 18–29 | 0 |
| 30–64 | 1 |
| ≥65 | 2 |
| Injury Severity Score | |
| 1–9 | 0 |
| 10–16 | 3 |
| 17–25 | 3 |
| >25 | 5 |
| Pre-existing obesity | |
| No pre-existing obesity | 0 |
| Pre-existing obesity | 1 |
| Ventilation days | |
| No ventilation days | 0 |
| Ventilator days | 4 |
| Lower extremity fracture | |
| No lower extremity fracture | 0 |
| Lower extremity fracture | 2 |