Flash burn
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| United States Strategic Bombing Survey footage which is primarily an analysis of flash burn injuries to those at Hiroshima. At 2:00, as is typical of the shapes of sunburns, the protection afforded by clothing, with the nurse pointing to the line of demarcation where the pants begin to completely protect the lower body from burns. At 4:27 it can be deduced from the burn shape that the man was facing the fireball and was wearing a vest at the time of the explosion. | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
Flash burn is any burn injury caused by intense flashes of light, high voltage electric current,[1] or strong thermal radiation.[2] These may originate from, for example, a sufficiently large BLEVE, a thermobaric weapon explosion or a nuclear blast of sufficient magnitude. Damage to the eye(s) caused by ultraviolet rays is known as photokeratitis.
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References
[edit]- ^ Karmakar, RN. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Academic Publishers. p. 141. ISBN 9788187504696.
- ^ Hafemeister, David, ed. (1991). Physics and nuclear arms today. New York, N.Y.: American Institute of Physics. p. 3. ISBN 9780883186404.
- ^ "Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation (figure 1.5)" (PDF). Remm.nlm.gov. Retrieved 2013-11-30.r
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