Blast Lung Injury Severity Score

Blast Lung Injury Severity Score

Stratifies primary blast lung injury into mild, moderate, or severe categories to support ventilator-management decisions.

PaO₂/FiO₂ ratio

Choose the patient’s current PaO₂/FiO₂ category.

Chest x-ray findings
Bronchopleural fistula

Select all fields, then calculate the injury category.

Clinical note

This tool supports assessment of suspected primary blast lung injury and does not replace trauma, critical-care, or local ventilator-management protocols.

Reference

Pizov R, Oppenheim-Eden A, Matot I, et al. Blast lung injury from an explosion on a civilian bus. Chest. 1999;115(1):165–172.

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