A blast injury is a complex type of physical trauma resulting from direct or indirect exposure to an explosion. Blast injuries occur with the detonation of high-order explosives as well as the deflagration of low order explosives. These injuries are compounded when the explosion occurs in a confined space. ==Classification== Blast injuries are div...
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(from the article `human disease`) Physical injuries from pressure change are of two general types: (1) blast injury and (2) the effects of too-rapid changes in the atmospheric ...
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Tearing of lung tissue or rupture of abdominal viscera without external injury, as by the force of an explosion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. tearing of lung tissue or rupture of any tissue or organ without external injury, as by the force of an explosion.
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