| System | Injuries |
|---|---|
| Respiratory | Pulmonary contusion |
| Pulmonary hemorrhage | |
| Respiratory failure | |
| Stripped-epithelium lesion | |
| Alveolo-venous fistula | |
| Bronchopleural fistula | |
| Pneumothorax | |
| Traumatic emphysema | |
| Air embolism | |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | |
| Gastrointestinal (GI) | GI hemorrhage |
| GI perforation | |
| Spleen or liver hemorrhage or rupture | |
| Retroperitoneal hemorrhage | |
| Tunica albuginea (testis) hemorrhage | |
| Auditory | Tympanic membrane rupture |
| Ossicular chain disruption | |
| Cochlear nerve injury | |
| Labyrinthine fistula | |
| Perilymphatic fistula | |
| Circulatory | Coronary embolism |
| Myocardial contusion | |
| Thrombosis/disseminated intravascular coagulation | |
| Central nervous system (CNS) | Cerebral air embolism |
| Retinal artery embolism |
Source: Sharpnack DD, Johnson AJ, Phillips Y. The Pathology of Primary Blast Injury. In: Bellamy RF, Zajtchuk R, eds. Conventional Warfare: Ballistics, Blasts, and Burn Injuries. Washington, DC: Office of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army; 1991: 271-94