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===Effects based on blast pressure[1]
| Potential Injury | Pressure (PSI) | Structural Effects |
| Loss of balance/temporary ear damage | 0.5-3 psi | Glass shatters; facade fails |
| Slight chance of eardrum rupture | 5-6 psi | Cinderblock shatters; steel structures fail; containers collapse; utility poles fail |
| 50% chance of eardrum rupture | 15 psi | Structural failure of typical construction |
| Lung collapse/damage | 30 psi | Reinforced construction failure |
| Fatal injuries | 100 + psi* | Structural failure |
- ↑ Terrorism Handbook for Operational Responders by Armando Bevalacqua and Richard Stilp (1998) and the Department of the Navy EODB 60 A-1-1-4 (2001) “Table A-1 http://www.fema.gov/pdf/plan/prevent/rms/428/fema428_ch4.pdf