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. 2015 Oct 28;19:351. doi: 10.1186/s13054-015-1077-4

Table 1.

Abbreviated Injury Score grading scale for inhalation injury on bronchoscopy [1]

Grade Class Description
0 No injury Absence of carbonaceous deposits, erythema, edema, bronchorrhea, or obstruction
1 Mild injury Minor or patchy areas of erythema, carbonaceous deposits, bronchorrhea, or bronchial obstruction
2 Moderate injury Moderate degree of erythema, carbonaceous deposits, bronchorrhea, or bronchial obstruction
3 Severe injury Severe inflammation with friability, copious carbonaceous deposits, bronchorrhea, or obstruction
4 Massive injury Evidence of mucosal sloughing, necrosis, endoluminal obstruction