secondary blast injuries

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secondary blast injuries [′sek·ən‚der·ē ¦blast ‚in·jə·rēz]

(ordnance)

Those injuries sustained from the indirect effects, such as falling rubble from a collapsed building, or missiles (debris or objects) which have been picked up by the generated winds and hurled against an individual; also includes injuries resulting from individuals being hurled against stationary objects.

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No references found			The term "primary blast injury" refers to direct injuries sustained from blast waves, while flying debris from a blast can also lead to trauma and secondary blast injuries [5]. Auditory dysfunction in traumatic brain injury by Lew, Henry L.; Jerger, James F.; Guillory, Sylvia B.; Henry, James A. / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development In urban areas, 80-85 per cent of all secondary blast injuries are caused by flying glass. Wright Style by The Architectural Review			second-order leveling second-order reaction second-order relief second-order station second-order subroutine second-order transition second-remove subroutine second-strike capability second-system effect second-time-around echo second-trip echo second-year ice secondary secondary air secondary air motion secondary alcohol secondary allocation secondary amine secondary amyloidosis secondary arch secondary area secondary armament secondary battery secondary beam secondary biliary cirrhosis secondary blast injuries secondary blasting secondary bomb damage secondary bow secondary branch secondary cache secondary cambium secondary carbon atom secondary cell secondary channel secondary circle secondary circuit secondary clay secondary coast secondary cold front secondary colour secondary combustion secondary consequent stream secondary consolidation secondary consumer secondary cosmic rays secondary crater secondary creep secondary crusher secondary cyclone secondary damage			secondary assessment secondary assessment secondary assessment secondary assessment secondary atelectasis secondary atelectasis secondary atelectasis secondary attack rate secondary attack rate secondary attack rate secondary attack rate Secondary Attitude/Air Data Reference Unit Secondary Audio Programming Secondary Author Secondary Author Secondary authority Secondary Automation Systems Secondary average secondary axis secondary axis Secondary balance Secondary Bank Secondary Banks Secondary batteries secondary battery secondary battery secondary beam secondary biliary cirrhosis secondary biliary cirrhosis secondary biliary cirrhosis secondary blast injuries secondary blasting secondary bloat secondary bloat secondary bloat Secondary Body Waves secondary bomb damage secondary bond secondary bond secondary bond secondary bond secondary bond secondary bone secondary bone secondary bone secondary bone secondary bow Secondary boycott Secondary boycotts Secondary Brain Insults of Systemic Origin secondary brain v's secondary brain v's secondary brain v's secondary brain vesicles secondary brain vesicles secondary brain vesicles secondary branch Secondary Branches Secondary bronchi secondary bronchial buds Secondary bronchus

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