Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT)
Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool: 13 wound attributes each 1 (healthy) to 5 (severe degeneration).
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Size
- 2
- Depth
- 2
- Edges
- 2
- Undermining
- 2
- Necrotic Type
- 2
- Necrotic Amount
- 2
- Exudate Type
- 2
- Exudate Amount
- 2
- Skin Color
- 2
- Edema
- 2
The other 3 values
- Induration
- 2
- Granulation
- 2
- Epithelialization
- 2
Result: BWAT 26/65 — track the trajectory.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 13–65
- Lower is healing, higher is degeneration; read as a trajectory across serial scores.
What you enter
- Size
- Depth
- Edges
- Undermining
- Necrotic Type
- Necrotic Amount
- Exudate Type
- Exudate Amount
- Skin Color
- Edema
The other 3 fields
- Induration
- Granulation
- Epithelialization
How this is calculated
Bates-Jensen BM, Vredevoe DL, Brecht ML. Validity and reliability of the Pressure Sore Status Tool. Decubitus. 1992;5(6):20-28. (The Pressure Sore Status Tool, later the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool, BWAT.) Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.