Blast Injury Treatments
Multi-major responses: projectile signs, primary wounds, trauma & more
If you’re in the Tactical Medicine business, you need to be prepared to respond to a bombing. Today’s Tactical Medic must become familiar with the deployment techniques, blast mechanism and injury patterns of these devices.
The military perspective and LE perspective will differ somewhat as far as deployment and blast mechanism, but similarities exist. Radical Muslim Extremists have favored the roadside bomb in attacking our troops and convoys. Originally a simple explosion, the roadside bomb has evolved to a shape charge that can launch a large armor-penetrating projectile into its intended target. This is usually followed by a secondary ambush with automatic weapons to finish off the soldiers. Remember this, because you’re going to have to deal with severe trauma from the blast projectiles and gunshot wounds on top of primary blast injury. Better detection techniques, vehicle armor and tactics have proven a worthwhile counter to terrorist techniques, but both sides continue to upgrade their technology.
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