Blast Injuries
"Blast Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D001753
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.120.126
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blast Injuries" by people in Profiles.
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Kunin IJ. Principles of first aid. Dent Clin North Am. 1965 Nov; 789-801.
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DRAEGER RH, BARR JS, SAGER WW. Blast injury. J Am Med Assoc. 1946 Nov 30; 132(13):762-7.
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BARR JS, DRAEGER RH, SAGER WW. Solid blast personnel injury; a clinical study. Mil Surg. 1946 Jan; 98:1-12.