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Blast Lung Injury Severity Score

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<p>Stratifies primary blast lung injuries into three categories to guide ventilator treatment. </p>

BLI Severity Score

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The Blast Lung Injury Severity Score criteria stratifies explosion-related lung injury into 3 categories.

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