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To address high-dimensional clinical heterogeneity, an Improved Flood Algorithm (IFLA)\u2014enhanced with sine mapping initialization and Cauchy mutation perturbations\u2014was integrated into an automated machine learning (AutoML) framework for simultaneous feature selection and hyperparameter optimization. Model performance was benchmarked against conventional algorithms (logistic regression [LR], support vector machine [SVM], extreme gradient boosting [XGBoost], LightGBM) using five-fold cross-validation. The SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) framework quantified predictor contributions, and a MATLAB-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) was implemented for real-time risk stratification.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The improved algorithm significantly outperformed other algorithms on 12 standard test functions. The automated machine learning (AutoML) model achieved ROC-AUC and PR-AUC values of 0.9690 and 0.9611, respectively, on the training set, and 0.8929 and 0.8487, respectively, on the test set, both significantly higher than those of four other prediction models. The AutoML model identified 5 important features: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, lactate level, Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), body mass index (BMI), and fibrin degradation products (FDP). The decision support system demonstrated clinical utility with net benefit across risk thresholds.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study provides a trauma-specific, interpretable ML tool that integrates GCS scoring and dynamic biomarker monitoring, enabling early delirium risk identification in emergency polytrauma. 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