5 The spectrum of blast injuries can be divided into five categories (Figure 2). 1,3–5 Primary injuries are caused by the high-pressure blast wave from the explosion primarily affecting the ...

Ruptured eyes due to a primary blast wave ... body penetration will provide reasonable protection against blast-induced eye injuries. This should become the standard even for civilians in high ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The boat explosion occurred at approximately 6 p.m. on Monday and was caught on the live feed of an EarthCam set up at the ...

The Lewiston shooter who killed 18 people in October had been exposed to thousands of low-level blasts during years of ...

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.

The video provides a review on blast injury types including: primary injuries to the lungs, ears and bowels due to the blast wave; secondary injuries caused by trauma from propelled debris ...

All of these devices have been shown to dramatically increase eye/orbital injuries. The pathophysiology, biophysics and mechanism of primary and secondary blast-wave front effects are primary ...