Injuries include blast lung, ruptured tympanic membranes, and bowel perforations. Shown are the five primary mechanisms of blast injury and their associated effects on the human body. Secondary ...

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 ...

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

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.

Detonation leads to blast waves that have the potential to cause life-threatening multisystemic injuries, such as tympanic rupture, lung rupture and brain injury. One of the systems vulnerable to ...

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 ...

Following a series of cases of lung injuries among teenagers in 2019, Ajitha Thanabalasuriar, an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University, in ...

NEW YORK (AP) The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play; QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play ...