You have arrived on the scene of an explosion in a warehouse used to store fertilizers. A paramedic, who has already triaged the nine patients involved, directs you to a young man sitting under a tree. The man states that he is having excruciating ear pain. The primary assessment and secondary assessment reveal no obvious injuries. Given this presentation, the AEMT would recognize which of the
following?
A) Inner ear damage caused by the noise of the explosion
B) Ear damage caused by exposure to superheated air
C) Secondary blast injury to the inner ear
D) Primary phase blast injury to the inner ear
Answer: D
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