Terrorist Bombings: Foreign Bodies from the Boston Marathon Bombing

On April 15, 2013, 2 improvised explosive devices detonated at the 117th Boston Marathon, killing 3 people and injuring 264 others. In this article, the foreign bodies and injuries that presented at 2 of the responding level 1 trauma hospitals in Boston—Brigham and Women׳s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital—are reviewed with a broader discussion of blast injuries and imaging strategies.