Sure! If your ears are in the way of flying shrapnel, the shrapnel can tear up the outsides of the ears. If you get hit directly on the sides of your head, the shrapnel can cut into your inner ear and deafen you.
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The blast effect that causes trauma by shrapnel is primarily known as "fragmentation." When an explosive device detonates, it generates a shock wave and produces debris or shrapnel from the casing or surrounding materials. This high-velocity debris can cause severe injuries, penetrating wounds, and lacerations to individuals in the vicinity. The extent of trauma often depends on the size, velocity, and material of the shrapnel as well as the proximity of the victims to the explosion.
Burned skin, shrapnel wounds, blunt trauma injuries and ruptured organs may be symptoms of exposure to explosives.
The removal of bone splinters and shrapnel from wounds.
Agent Orange and war wounds (shrapnel, burns, bullets, etc.).
Secondary blast effect
A blast effect that causes penetrating trauma due to shrapnel is known as a fragmentation blast effect. Shrapnel refers to the fragments of materials propelled by the explosion, causing injuries by penetrating the body.
Secondary blast effect
Secondary blast effect
Penetrating trauma caused by shrapnel is usually attributed to the "shrapnel effect" in a blast. This occurs when the blast wave from an explosion propels objects or fragments at high velocity, causing penetration of the surrounding structures and potentially injuring humans in the vicinity.
It happens when a person is struck by a piece of a projectile, grenade, or flying piece of debris that is the result of an explosion. Many grenades such as the fragmentation grenade were made to send many pieces of shrapnel fly in all directions causing maximum damage.