Environmental Toxicology of Blast Exposures: Injury Metrics, Modelling, Methods and Standards (Ecotoxicologie des expositions au souffl indicateurs de blessures, modelisation, methodes et norms)
Abstract
Explosions are one of the most significant sources of casualties in recent NATO operations. The complexity of physical trauma resulting from direct or indirect exposure to an explosion has challenged medical practitioners across the spectrum of disciplines from surgery to mental health. Epidemiological studies are critical to understanding the mechanisms of injury caused by explosions, the response of an individual to a blast event, as well as, the long-term effects of blast exposure. The NATO Health Factors and Medicine (HFM) Research Task Group (RTG) HFM-234 titled Environmental Toxicology of Blast Exposures: Injury Metrics, Modelling, Methods and Standards developed a dictionary of blast injury terms, and guidelines for conducting epidemiological studies, reproducing blast exposures in the laboratory, and using animal models in blast injury research. It is the intention of the HFM-234 (RTG) that these guidelines be used in concert with the companion dictionary to guide research methods and reporting in the field of experimental blast injury research.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1066616
Entities
Organizations
- NATO Science and Technology Organization