Trauma Notebook| Volume 46, ISSUE 1, P129-133, January 2020

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Blast Incidents and Their Sequela

      The current literature on blast injuries indicates that the number of explosions is increasing and those injured by explosive incidents experience injuries of increased complexity.
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      Biography

      Steve Weinman, Member, West Central New Jersey Chapter, is an EMS Bureau Chief and Tactical EMS Program Coordinator at Somerset County Office of Emergency Management, Somerville, NJ.