TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Pathophysiology of primary blast injury
JO  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
A1  - Smith, Jason E.
A1  - Garner, J.
SP  - 57
EP  - 62
VL  - 165
IS  - 1
N2  - The majority of patients injured in the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan were as a result of explosion, and terrorist incidents have brought blast injuries to the front door of many civilian hospitals that had not previously encountered such devastation. This article reviews the physics and pathophysiology of blast injury with particular relevance to the presentation and management of primary blast injury, which is the mechanism least familiar to most clinicians and which may cause devastating injury without externals signs.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0035-8665
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2018-001058
ID  - ref1
ER  -