Experts Delve into Issue of Wound Infections after Blast Injuries
May 22, 2023 · Setting the tone for the meeting, Dr. John Holcomb, a retired Army colonel and director of the Center for Translational Injury Research at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, presented the keynote address and shared the story of how a Soldier was injured in 2006 during a blast while riding in a Humvee.
Report examines lower-body blast injuries | Article | The United …
Oct 26, 2011 · The injury pattern known as DCBI, Caravalho said, is typically caused by a mine or roadside-bomb explosion, affects troops on foot patrol, and involves traumatic amputation of one leg, at...
Jul 21, 2020 · Of this variety, the most critical injuring pattern involves bilateral proximal-level LE amputations with open pelvic fractures and destructive blasting wounds to the perineum and genitourinary (GU) system (17).
Lower Leg Injury Mechanism Investigation During an IED Blast …
Nov 17, 2021 · Attacks with improvised explosive device (IED) constituted the main threat to, for example, Polish soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Improving safety during transport in an armored vehicle has become an important issue.
Blast typically causes death within 10 minutes of injury, and creates contaminated wounds. Treatment for blast injuries is summarized as: resuscitation, penicillin, anti-tetanus, debridement, wash, fasciotomize, pack, stabilize, and leave. Resuscitation should address the ‘bloody triad’ of hypother-mia, acidosis and coagulopathy.
Complications of Combat Blast Injuries and Wounds
Aug 18, 2018 · Moreover, surgeons must anticipate the most common complications that afflict blast wounds and be prepared to treat them, while understanding the underlying physiology. Wound infections, invasive fungal infection, and heterotopic ossification each present their own unique challenges.
Aug 23, 2024 · Extensive soft tissue injury on the dorsal side of the back, buttocks, and upper thigh following a blast injury. this physiotherapy strategy aligns with the patient’s goal of being able to independently walk again someday.
Risk Factors Influencing Lower Limbs Injuries During IED Blast
May 26, 2016 · Improvised explosive device IED attack becomes main reason of casualties among coalition soldiers during military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. In under-belly explosion scenario the most exposed on blast effects body part is leg.
Rehabilitation outcome of a severe combat blast injury: a case …
Aug 23, 2024 · Primary blast injuries take place when the blast overpressure reaches the person, and the transmitted forces cause direct damage. Air-containing organs are at greater risk of injury [5]. Flying debris resulting from the overpressure causes secondary blast injury [3].
From Baghdad to Boston: War Lessons on Amputations Help Blast Victims ...
Apr 17, 2013 · Thanks to quick action after the blasts, new damage control surgery protocols, aggressive treatment to prevent secondary infections and advances in prosthetics, many Boston bombing survivors will...
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