Abstract
Blast injuries may be encountered by prehospital clinicians due to either intentional attacks or accidental explosions. Explosions have a high propensity to result in mass-casualty incidents, with multiple types of traumatic injuries. In the modern era, no community is immune from being attacked by terrorists using a variety of improvised explosive devices. Prehospital clinicians themselves may be targeted using secondary devices while responding to terrorist incidents. EMS physicians must ensure responders are proficient in the management of blast injuries, triage, mass-casualty incident operations, and scene safety.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Clinical Aspects of EMS |
Publisher | wiley |
Pages | 278-284 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 1-2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119756279 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781119756248 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 18 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blast injury
- Explosives
- Improvised explosive device
- Scene safety
- Secondary device
- Trauma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine