A nurse who is a member of the local disaster response team is learning about blast injuries. The nurse should plan for what event that occurs in the tertiary phase of the blast injury?
A) Victims' pre-existing medical conditions are exacerbated.
B) Victims are thrown by the pressure wave.
C) Victims experience burns from the blast.
D) Victims suffer injuries caused by debris or shrapnel from the blast.
Ans: B
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The tertiary phase of the blast injury results from the pressure wave that causes the victims to be thrown, resulting in traumatic injury. None of the other listed events occurs in this specific phase of a blast.
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