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Table 1 Types of injury caused by explosive devices

From: Hand grenade blast injuries in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a case series of 38 patients

Category

Characteristics

Primary

Caused by the shock wave

Secondary

Caused by high-velocity fragments (debris)

Tertiary

Caused by the projection of victims by the blast wind

Quarternary

All explosive-related injuries that do not fit into one of the previous categories