Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool© (BWAT)
Bates-Jenson Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) is a validated tool that measures the status of a wound. It is most appropriate for use by experienced wound-care clinicians as a discriminative tool to fully describe wounds during the initial wound assessment.
Reference: Bates-Jensen, Barbara (2001). Bates-Jenson Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT).
Copyright 2001 Barbara Bates-Jensen
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