IEDs Flashcards
What are the 3 effects of an explosion?
- Thermal
- Blast pressure
- Fragmentation
what generally plays an insignificant part in an explosion and is least damaging of the 3 primary effects of an explosion?
Thermal effect
What is the most powerful and destructive effect produced by detonation of an explosive?
Blast pressure effect
Blast pressure waves can reflect with an amplification of up to __________, due to the supersonic velocity of the shock wave at impact.
Thirteen
What are primary effects of blast injuries caused by
the direct effect of blast pressure waves on the body
What are secondary effects of blast injuries caused by?
propelled fragmentation or debris
T or F? Secondary injuries are the most common cause of death in IED explosions?
True
What PSI do eardrums rupture at?
5psi
What psi is fatal injury threshold?
35psi
What causes a high incidence of casualties with secondary blast injuries when blasts occur in urban areas?
broken glass
What is the most deadly effect from an explosion?
Fragmentation effect
What fragments are produced by the IED or explosive container called?
Primary fragmentation
What are objects propelled from around the detonation point, and fractured pieces of the intended target that become lethal missiles called?
secondary fragmentation
What is PIES?
Power Source
Initiators
Explosives
Switches
What is the difference between low explosives and high explosives?
Low explosives require confinement to detonate, they deflagrate otherwise.