Introduction -- Explosion Physics -- Explosions and Causes of Injury -- Mechanics and Simulation of Blast Shock Wave Protection -- Biological Shock Tubes -- Mechanisms of Injury from shock waves -- Epidemiology of Blast Injuries -- Nuclear Weapons -- Nuclear Blast Injuries -- Nuclear Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan -- Conventional Explosive Weapons and Injury Characteristics -- Techniques of Assessment and Principles of Prevention of Conventional Explosive Weapons Injuries -- Retrospective Analysis of Major Terrorist Bombings -- Concepts Related to Terrorist Bombings -- Characterization and Treatment of Terrorist Bombing Casualties -- Coal Mine Gas Explosion Injuries -- Chemical Explosions -- Bombing Cases -- Pulmonary Blast Injuries -- Hearing Blast Injuries -- Cranial Blast Injuries -- Ocular Blast Injuries -- Heart Blast Injuries -- Abdominal Blast Injuries -- Burn-blast combined Injuries -- Projectile-blast Combined Injuries -- Radiation-blast Combined Injuries -- Poison -blast Combined Injuries -- Mine Blast Injuries -- Highland Blast Injuries -- Underwater Blast Injuries -- Cabin Blast Injuries -- Post-explosive Stress Disorder -- Hemorrhagic Shock -- Infection and Sepsis -- Traumatic Coagulopathy -- Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome -- Blast Injury Protection -- Graduated Treatment of Blast Injuries -- First Aid Techniques for Blast Injuries -- Diagnosis of Blast Injuries -- Management and Treatment of Blast Injury Patients in the ICU -- Psychological Intervention and Treatment after Blast Injuries -- Nursing Treatment of Blast Injuries.