Injuries include blast lung, ruptured tympanic membranes, and bowel perforations. Shown are the five primary mechanisms of blast injury and their associated effects on the human body. Secondary ...

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 ...

Detonation leads to blast waves that have the potential to cause life-threatening multisystemic injuries, such as tympanic rupture, lung rupture and brain injury. One of the systems vulnerable to ...

says victim's dad Expert panel member Colonel Peter Mahoney told the inquiry Saffie had suffered "severe blast lung injury" caused by the energy of the explosion. Col Mahoney said this ...