Guidance

Health effects of explosions and fires

Immediate and long term health effects of explosions and exposure to chemicals that occur during an explosion or fire.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 8 July 2005

Documents

Health effects of explosions

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Perforated ear drum following exposure to blast: advice and background for medical practitioners

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Details

This guidance includes:

• Health Protection Agency 2005 briefings on the health effects of exposure to products of combustion
• guidance on perforated eardrum injuries following blast exposure
• guidance on blast lung injuries prepared by the US CDC
• US CDC Emergency Response website pages on mass casualties
• low risk of long term effects of acute exposure to chemicals from archived HPA website
• post exposure prophylaxis against hepatitis B for bomb victims and immediate care providers, and consideration of other bloodborne viruses from archived HPA website

Published 8 July 2005