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  • Blast Injuries
  • Burns

Blast Injuries

Blast injuries result from complex patterns of trauma caused by explosive detonations. They are classically categorized into five mechanisms: primary (barotrauma from overpressure waves affecting air-filled organs such as the lungs, ears, and gastrointestinal tract), secondary (penetrating injuries from projectiles and debris), tertiary (blunt trauma from body displacement), quaternary (burns, inhalation injury, crush injury, and toxic exposures), and quinary (systemic inflammatory or toxic effects from chemical additives). These injuries frequently coexist, producing multisystem trauma with high morbidity and mortality. Clinical presentation may be heterogeneous and evolving, with occult pulmonary barotrauma, delayed hollow viscus perforation, intracranial hemorrhage, and vascular injury posing particular diagnostic challenges. Rapid recognition, structured trauma evaluation, and timely surgical intervention in unstable patients are critical determinants of survival. Clinicians participating in this course enhance their ability to recognize the distinct mechanisms and pathophysiology of blast injuries, perform systematic trauma assessments, and identify occult or delayed complications. The activity strengthens decision-making regarding imaging, operative versus nonoperative management, and damage control strategies in unstable patients. Participants also refine interprofessional coordination skills essential for managing complex multisystem trauma, thereby improving patient safety, optimizing outcomes, and reducing preventable morbidity in both civilian and military settings.

Credit & MOC Details

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Credit types

IPCE CreditsUp to 1.5 creditsAAPA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsAMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1.5 creditsNursingUp to 1.5 creditsPharmacyUp to 1.5 credits

MOC types

ABS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABOS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABPM — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABPATH — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABA — Lifelong LearningUp to 1.5 pointsABPMR — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Accredited CMEUp to 1.5 pointsABIM — Medical KnowledgeUp to 1.5 pointsABS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABP — Lifelong Learning and Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABPM — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABOHNS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABPMR — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 pointsABTS — Self-AssessmentUp to 1.5 points

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

Target Specialties

Cross-Specialty

Relevant across 12 specialties.

Pricing

Fee varies

This provider typically $49–98

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  • Article / monograph / reference
  • includes Online course / module
  • Credit · Up to 1.5 credits
  • MOC · Up to 1.5 points
  • Fee varies · this provider typically $49–98
  • Released
    Sep 1, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Sep 1, 2029 3 years left

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