Flash burn is any burn injury caused by intense flashes of light, high voltage electric current, or strong thermal radiation. These may originate from, for example, a sufficiently large BLEVE, a thermobaric weapon explosion or a nuclear blast of sufficient magnitude. Damage to the eye(s) caused by ultraviolet rays is known as photokeratitis. ...
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A burn due to very brief exposure to intense radiant heat; the typical burn produced by atomic explosion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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a burn caused by a very short exposure to a flash of radiant heat, such as in an explosion or a sudden discharge of electricity.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a burn due to very brief exposure to intense radiant heat; the typical burn produced by atomic explosion.
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a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion.
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