RT Book, Section A1 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 58104465 T1 Blast Injury T2 Quick Answers Surgery YR 2010 FD 2010 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58104465 RD 2024/03/29 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