Injury or Poisoning
blast injury
blast in·ju·ry
Subclass of:
Dysbarism
Definitions related to blast injuries:
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(blast injury) The result of physical trauma sustained in an explosion.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Injuries resulting when a person is struck by particles impelled with violent force from an explosion. Blast causes pulmonary concussion and hemorrhage, laceration of other thoracic and abdominal viscera, ruptured ear drums, and minor effects in the central nervous system. (From Dorland, 27th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Blast injuries traditionally are divided into 4 categories: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary (or miscellaneous) injuries. A patient may be injured by more than one of these mechanisms.WebMD, 2019
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Blast injury, any injury caused by a pressure wave such as that following an explosion. Blast injuries may be inflicted by such waves traveling in gases, liquids, or solids. The first is exemplified by the air blast caused by bomb explosions. Underwater blasts may originate from torpedoes, mines...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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