You are teaching the local disaster response team about blast injuries. What would you teach the disaster response team occurs in the tertiary phase of the blast injury?
A) Exacerbated pre-existing conditions
B) The pressure wave causes the victim to be thrown, resulting in traumatic injury
C) The pressure wave causes the injuries
D) Injuries caused by debris or shrapnel from the blast
Ans: B
Feedback: The tertiary phase of the blast injury results from the pressure wave that causes the victim to be thrown, resulting in traumatic injury. Option A occurs in the quaternary phase, option C occurs in the primary phase, and option D occurs in the secondary phase.
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