A blast injury is physical trauma caused by the rapid pressure wave and associated fragments generated by an explosion. 1,2 The resulting blast wave compresses air within open and enclosed spaces ...

The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast ...

The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast injuries are a ...

Cite this: Mechanism and Emergency Management of Blast Eye/Orbital Injuries - Medscape - Apr 01, 2008. Detonation leads to blast waves that have the potential to cause life-threatening ...

Defense Department leaders on Friday unveiled a series of new steps designed to protect troops from blast overpressure ...

Mandates in the annual appropriations act, passed on Wednesday, call for the Pentagon to track and mitigate risks to troops’ ...

A pair of Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee members are pushing federal researchers to investigate the impact of repetitive low-level blast injuries on veterans’ mental health. (Cpl.

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, unveiled a bill on Tuesday calling for a study of “repetitive low-level blast injuries” in the military and how they could affect brain health. The Precision Health ...

Dec. 10—U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would study the impact of "repetitive low-level blast injuries" on the military and how they could impact brain health.