Flash burn

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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.

References

  1. ↑ Karmakar, RN. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Academic Publishers. p. 141. ISBN 9788187504696. 
  2. ↑ Hafemeister, edited by David (1991). Physics and nuclear arms today. New York, N.Y.: American Institute of Physics. p. 3. ISBN 9780883186404. 
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