Review of Blast Injury and Developing Threshold Values for Human Injury

Abstract

In today’s world, explosions frequently occur in terrorist bombings, industrial and manufacturing sectors, and daily life. The blast waves generated by explosions subject structures and the human body to significant blast loads. These blast loads can cause deadly structural collapses, and serious injuries or fatal outcomes can occur in various parts of the human body, such as the brain, lungs, heart, auditory system, eyes, abdominal region, and musculoskeletal system due to the impact of the blast load. Consequently, this research focused on explosions, blast injuries, injury criteria and scaling. Threshold values for blast injuries are collected from existing literature, and limit blast pressure values for different parts of the human body are proposed.