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 ...

Diagnosing and managing blast injuries Date: December 12, 2024 Source: Boston University School of Medicine Summary: The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents ...

Blast injuries are a complex form of trauma, resulting from the explosive release of energy. The severity and types of injury depend on the proximity to the blast, blast pressure and the presence ...

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.

(Boston)—The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast ...

“Sophomore Rohan Shukla was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton and then to Massachusetts General in Boston after an injury during play and collapsing on the sidelines with a ...

Angus King, I-Maine, unveiled a bill on Tuesday calling for a study of “repetitive low-level blast injuries” in the ... Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.

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 ...