Textbook of Military Medicine. Part 1. Warfare, Weaponry, and the Casualty. Part 5. Conventional Warfare. Ballistic, Blast, and Burn Injuries

Abstract

Partial Contents of this textbook include: A. Weaponry- (1) The Weapons of Conventional Land Warfare; (2) Assessing the Effectiveness of Conventional Weapons. B. Ballistics- (3) The Evolution of Wound Ballistics: A brief History; (4) The Physics and Biophysics of Wound Ballistics; (5) The Management of Ballistic Wounds of Soft Tissue. C. Blast- (6) Primary Blast Injury and Basic Research: A Brief History; (7) The Physics and Mechanisms of Primary Blast Injury; (8) The Pathology of Primary Blast Injury; (9) The Management of Primary Blast Injury. D. Burn- (10) A Brief History and the Pathophysiology of Burns; (11) The Management of Burn Injury

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA278723

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Debridement
  • Ear
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Weapons Effects
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology