Open Injury Severity Score for Evaluating Open Trauma - Equation

Are you evaluating a patient with trauma to an extremity with an open injury?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Time interval between injury and debridement

hours

Are the injuries contaminated with sewage, farmyard debris or other organic material?

Yes

Systolic blood pressure

mm Hg

Does the same limb have a compartment syndrome or other major injury?

Yes

Is the patient a increased anesthetic risk (heart or lung disease, insulin-dependent diabetes, etc)?

Yes

Does the patient have serious polytrauma involving chest and abdomen (ISS > 25, fat embolism, etc)?

Yes

Select an appropriate answer for each finding

Injury to skin and fascia

Injury to bone and joints

Injury to musculotendinous unit or nerve

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

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Therapy

Patient Concerns

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Ganga Hospital Open Injury Severity Score (GHS)

Purpose: To evaluate a patient with significant trauma to an extremity with an open injury using the Ganga Hospital Score (GHS).