TY - JOUR
T1 - Blast eye injuries
T2 - A review for first responders
AU - Morley, Michael G.
AU - Nguyen, Jackie K.
AU - Heier, Jeffrey S.
AU - Shingleton, Bradford J.
AU - Pasternak, Joseph F.
AU - Bower, Kraig S.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - As the rate of terrorism increases, it is important for health care providers to become familiar with the management of injuries inflicted by blasts and explosions. This article reviews the ocular injuries associated with explosive blasts, providing basic concepts with which to approach the blast-injured patient with eye trauma. We conducted a literature review of relevant articles indexed in PubMed between 1948 and 2007. Two hundred fortyfour articles were reviewed. We concluded that ocular injury is a frequent cause of morbidity in blast victims, occurring in up to 28% of blast survivors. Secondary blast injuries, resulting from flying fragments and debris, cause the majority of eye injuries among blast victims. The most common blast eye injuries include corneal abrasions and foreign bodies, eyelid lacerations, open globe injuries, and intraocular foreign bodies. Injuries to the periorbital area can be a source of significant morbidity, and ocular blast injuries have the potential to result in severe vision loss.
AB - As the rate of terrorism increases, it is important for health care providers to become familiar with the management of injuries inflicted by blasts and explosions. This article reviews the ocular injuries associated with explosive blasts, providing basic concepts with which to approach the blast-injured patient with eye trauma. We conducted a literature review of relevant articles indexed in PubMed between 1948 and 2007. Two hundred fortyfour articles were reviewed. We concluded that ocular injury is a frequent cause of morbidity in blast victims, occurring in up to 28% of blast survivors. Secondary blast injuries, resulting from flying fragments and debris, cause the majority of eye injuries among blast victims. The most common blast eye injuries include corneal abrasions and foreign bodies, eyelid lacerations, open globe injuries, and intraocular foreign bodies. Injuries to the periorbital area can be a source of significant morbidity, and ocular blast injuries have the potential to result in severe vision loss.
KW - Eye injuries
KW - Warfare
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U2 - 10.1001/dmp.v4n2.hra10003
DO - 10.1001/dmp.v4n2.hra10003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20526138
AN - SCOPUS:77957257390
SN - 1935-7893
VL - 4
SP - 154
EP - 160
JO - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
JF - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
IS - 2
ER -