Tertiary injuries occur when persons are displaced by the blast wind. The acceleration of the body and impact against solid objects result in blunt trauma, which can lead to bone fractures and ...

The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast ...

The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast injuries are a ...

or crush injuries and blunt trauma from building collapse resulting in crush injures to any part of the body including the eyes/orbital and facial bone trauma constitutes the tertiary blast effect.

The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian ...

Mandates in the annual appropriations act, passed on Wednesday, call for the Pentagon to track and mitigate risks to troops’ ...

ears and bowels due to the blast wave; secondary injuries caused by trauma from propelled debris; tertiary injuries due to blast wind impacts on the body; quaternary injuries like burns ...

Cite this: Mechanism and Emergency Management of Blast Eye/Orbital Injuries - Medscape - Apr 01, 2008. Detonation leads to blast waves that have the potential to cause life-threatening ...