BOMB BLAST INJURIES

Course overview

Program Objectives: 1.Define ‘terrorist bomb’ 2.Compare and contrast between a terrorist blast and an accidental explosion 3.State the three types of bomb designs used by terrorists 4.State two mechanisms unique to explosive blasts that lead to injuries 5.Identify two factors that affect the type and number of injuries 6.Describe the patho-physiological mechanisms that lead to ‘blast lung’ 7.Describe mechanism used by terrorists to increase penetrating trauma 8.State the number one medical management concern of a terrorist explosion 9.Describe one non-physical pathology that can result from being involved with a terrorist bombing 10.Describe the mechanisms that overall society has used to recover after a terrorist bombing 11.Describe the components of an effective civilian trauma system 12.Define Hemostatic Agent 13.Describe the common sites for Intraosseous insertion 14.Describe the signs and/or symptoms of tension pneumothorax