Characterization and Modeling of Thoraco-Abdominal Response to Blast Waves. Volume 7. Gastrointestinal Response to Blast

Abstract

Injury to the wall of the large intestine has emerged as having a lower threshold for occurrence than lung injury in the qualitative animal tests made to date. The presence of gas in the form of bubbles is certainly the source of the organ's compliancy, but the exact cause and effect relation to injury is only speculative at this time. At the first quarter's review meeting, there was considerable discussion on this point and on the relevance and interpretation of bubble-in-gel experiments proposed for the BOP program. Consequently, it was decided to conduct an analysis of the intestine to guide future experimental work and to conduct preliminary blast exposure tests. Further investigation of these issues can be found in the final report Experimental Study of the Correlation between Gastro-Intestinal Injury and Blast Loading. Keywords: Mathematical models; Anatomical models; Exposure(Physiology); Occupational diseases; Gastrointestinal system: Weapons effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA190812

Entities

People

  • Cheng J. Chuong
  • Edward J. Vasel
  • James H. Stuhmiller
  • James H. Yu

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Blast Waves
  • Cameras
  • Classification
  • Elastic Properties
  • Gastrointestinal Tract
  • Intestines
  • Large Intestine
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Models
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Security
  • Shear Modulus
  • Shock Waves
  • Simulations

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology