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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Of patients with injuries involving the face ... Nasal–orbital–ethmoidal (NOE) skeleton injured by primary blast wave dynamic impact leads to total collapse of tensile strength gained by ...

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.