TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Blast Injury A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Injuries occur from the effects of the blast itself, propelled foreign bodies, or falling objects• Pathophysiology involves 2 mechanisms:1. Crush injury from rapid displacement of the body wall, leading to laceration and contusion of underlying structures2. Wave propagation transfers energy to internal sites SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58104465 ER -