Question 10
There is an explosion at a local factory and you are dispatched there as one of the many responding units. The patient you end up taking care of has a piece of metal in his left leg right in the middle of the thigh. He also is having a hard time hearing your questions because he says his hearing went bad at the time of the blast as well. Based on the three phases of blast injuries, the patient’s penetrating trauma to his leg is considered part of the __________ phase of blast injury while the suspected injury to his tympanic membrane is considered part of the _________ phase.

Please answer the fill in the blanks using this format: __________ , ___________