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 ...

Wearing a visor designed to break the stress of the wave pressure and foreign body penetration will provide reasonable protection against blast-induced eye injuries. This should become the ...

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 ...

A pair of Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee members are pushing federal researchers to investigate the impact of repetitive ...

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

Members of Congress in both parties have been increasingly concerned about traumatic brain injuries, or TBI, among service ...

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

Last month President Trump downplayed the significance of traumatic brain injuries when asked ... and can be caused by a blast's "atmospheric over-pressure followed by under-pressure or vacuum".

Blast injuries occur when explosions create high-pressure waves that can damage sensitive organs like the ears and brain. Previous studies have found significant injuries among military personnel ...