Primary Blast Injury: An Intact Tympanic Membrane Does Not Indicate the Lack of a Pulmonary Blast Injury

Peters, P.

doi:10.7205/milmed-d-10-00300

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Primary Blast Injury: An Intact Tympanic Membrane Does Not Indicate the Lack of a Pulmonary Blast Injury

Published in Military Medicine • Jan 1, 2011

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P. Peters

Abstract

The tympanic membrane (TM) has long been viewed as an indicator of primary blast injury. A primary blast injury occurs due overpressure occurring as a result of the detonation of high explosives. Cadaver studies indicated pressure required for perforation of the tympanic membrane to be 137 kPa for a...

Subject

Blast injury

Tympanic Membrane Perforation

Medicine

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