News tagged with blast injuries
Researchers work with platelet-rich plasma to heal chronic wounds in veterans
(Medical Xpress) -- During the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, blast injuries resulting from improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, and roadsides bombs took countless lives and left thousands of soldiers ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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New composite material may restore damaged soft tissue
Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins have developed a new liquid material that in early experiments in rats and humans shows promise in restoring damaged soft tissue relatively safely and durably. The material, a composite ...
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Color-changing 'blast badge' detects exposure to explosive shock waves
Mimicking the reflective iridescence of a butterfly's wing, investigators at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a color-changing ...
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Nov 29, 2010 |
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Adding face shields to helmets could help avoid blast-induced brain injuries
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than half of all combat-related injuries sustained by U.S. troops are the result of explosions, and many of those involve injuries to the head. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Military experts provide civilian surgeons with guidance on handling bomb blast injuries
Hospitals all over the world need to be aware of how to treat emergency blast injuries and military surgeons can provide valuable knowledge and advice to their civilian counterparts based on their experience of battlefield ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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How blast waves cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts?
New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Blast overpressure is generated from the firing of weapons and may cause brain injury
The brain may be injured by the noise, which is produced when, for example, an anti-tank weapon (Bazooka, Karl Gustav) or a howitzer (Haubits) is fired. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy demonstrated mild injury to brain ...
Jan 28, 2009 |
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