Blast Injury of the Lower Extremities: From the Battlefield to the Home Front

Abstract

Objectives: To understand effects of explosion. To review mechanism of injury and injury patterns in blast injuries. To understand role of radiology in evaluation of acute injuries from improvised explosive devices (IED). To illustrate mounted and dismounted complex blast injuries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 06, 2017
Accession Number
AD1038352

Entities

People

  • Liem T. Mansfield

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Blast Injuries
  • Emergencies
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Lower Extremity
  • Radiology
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.