When missiles and drones strike populated areas, the images that follow tend to show destroyed buildings and burning streets. What they rarely capture is what happens inside the bodies of those nearby, including people who walk away apparently unharmed.
The injuries caused by modern explosive munitions are wide-ranging, often hidden, and can develop hours or days after the initial blast. Understanding them matters, not least because many of those affected in conflict zones are civilians, without the protective equipment that gives soldiers some defence against the worst effects.
