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Surgery General a3d17b22

In a blast injury, which of the following organ is least vulnerable to the blast wave -

A
G.I. tract
B
Lungs
C
Liver
D
Ear drum
High-Yield Explanation
• Primary blast injuries result from the rapid overpressure or shock waves produced by an explosion • These injuries result from the dramatic changes in barometric pressure projected from the point of detonation • Primary blast injuries predominantly cause damage to air filled hollow organs of the body from rapid pressure change (barotraumas).\ • Damage to air filled organs includes middle ear, lungs and GIT. • Most sensitive and most frequently injured hollow organ: Tympanic membrane > Lungs • Blast damage to the lungs is the MC cause of life threatening injury following an explosion.

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