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Quaternary blast injury

All blast-related injury not in primary/secondary/tertiary classes: burns (flash fireball + secondary fire), crush (structural collapse), and inhalation injury (CO, HCN, particulate). Inhalation injury is identified at autopsy by elevated carboxyhaemoglobin, cyanide levels, and soot in airways.

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