Open AccessTreating Blast and Explosion Victims: An Overview
Author(s) -
Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ira - international journal of applied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-4499
DOI - 10.21013/jas.v4.n1.p18
Subject(s) - triage , blast injury , medical emergency , medicine , occupational safety and health , environmental health , forensic engineering , poison control , engineering , pathology
Blast injuries result from explosions that have the capability to cause multisystem, life-threatening injuries in single or multiple victims simultaneously. The injury patterns following such events are a product of the composition and amount of the materials involved, the surrounding environment, delivery method (if a bomb), the distance between the victim and the blast, and any intervening protective barriers or environmental hazards. These types of events present complex triage, diagnostic, and management challenges for the health care provider.