Blunt injuries cardiac

Penetrating and blunt injuries are commonly sustained following an explosion therefore, standard Advanced Trauma Life Supporf and Advanced Cardiac Life Support principles can be applied. Llowever, unique injuries occur due to the mechanism of blast waves. 

Blunt injury may result from the patient falling to the floor in an uncontrolled manner or may occur rarely from violent muscular contractions. Electrical burns are rare and usually superficial. Cardiac side effects appear to be very rare, although it is theoretically possible for the TASER to interfere with the functioning of pacemakers or implanted defibrillators. Electrode barb strike in sensitive areas such as the eyes, mouth and external genitalia may have more serious consequences than strikes elsewhere. The electrode barbs are not long enough to cause a pneumothorax. 

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