Chest Injury Score for Blunt Chest Wall Trauma Age - 1 - Per additional 10-year increase starting at 10 years of age Number of rib fractures - 3 - Per additional rib fracture Chronic lung disease - 5 Pre-injury anticoagulant use - 4 Oxygen saturation levels - 2 Per 5% decrease in oxygen saturation starting at 94% Final risk score - Probability of complications 0 to 10 - 13% 11 to 15 - 29% 16 to 20 - 52% 21 to 25 - 70% 26 to 30 - 80% 31+ - 88% Source: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186%2Fcc1387 learnedjon @ https://twitter.com/learnedjon #Chest #Wall #Injury #Score #Blunt #Trauma #Risk #Stratification #Diagnosis
