Blast Injuries

Question 1

How is damage sustained after a blast?

Answer 1

Exposure to a pressure field produced by the explosion of volatile substance

Question 2

Define the primary blast injures

Answer 2

Sudden changes in environmental pressure from a blast wave.

Question 3

Where do primary blast injures occur the most and why?

Answer 3

Gas-containing organs; Severe damage occurs when poorly supported tissue is displaced beyond its elastic limit.

Question 4

Define the secondary blast injuries

Answer 4

Injury from flying debris like glass, nails, metal shard, or falling mortar

Question 5

Define the tertiary blast injuries

Answer 5

Occur from individuals being propelled through space by an explosion or blast wind, then striking stationary objects. Similar to standing fall

Question 6

Define quaternary blast injuries

Answer 6

Any explosion related injury, illness, or disease not caused by primary, secondary or tertiary mechanisms