Toward a Unified Multiscale Computational Model of the Human Body's Immediate Responses to Blast-Related Trauma
Abstract
In the early 2000s, during the first several years of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) accounted for a growing proportion of U.S. combat casualties and blast-related injuries. As incidence rates quickly rose, further researchinto the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of blast-related injury was needed to identify those in need of care, how to determine their level of impairment, and the efficacy of various treatments and rehabilitation methods (Tanielian and Jaycox, 2008). Advancements in boundary conditions, material properties, the computational modeling of shock tubes that replicate blast waves, the use of animal models and cadavers for data, and validation have all contributed to enhance research about the human bodys responses to blast exposure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1149832
Entities
People
- Eder Sousa
- Emily Hoch
- Samantha Mcbirney
- Tepring Piquado
Organizations
- RAND Corporation