Evolving mechanisms and patterns of blast injury and the challenges for military first responders
Introduction Explosions cause more military casualties (65.5%1), than any other combat mechanism of injury 1-9, 14, 16, 18. Injury patterns have evolved as a direct result of developments in personal protective equipment and insurgent tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs) 8, 15, 17, 18. The purpose of this paper is to outline emerging blast mechanisms of… Read more »
