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The detonation of explosives creates an expanding volume of heated gas which gives rise to a supersonic wave of pressure which causes a shock wave.
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Michaelson, M., Reis, N.D. (1989). Blast Injuries. In: Reis, N.D., Dolev, E. (eds) Manual of Disaster Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83440-0_11
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