A triage officer at the scene of a suicide bombing assigns you to a patient who has been injured from the secondary effects of the blast. Which of the following injuries would you expect?

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The patient's injuries are described as being caused by the secondary effects of the blast, which suggests that they were not directly in the path of the explosion. Therefore, injuries caused by flying debris such as glass are a likely possibility. A fractured arm from being thrown to the ground would be a primary effect of the blast, while a lung injury from the pressure wave would typically be a more severe injury and is not described as being present in this scenario. The closed head injury caused by striking a tree is also not directly related to the blast and seems unlikely given the context.

A Triage Officer at the Scene of a Suicide Bombing