ALLMedicine™ Blast Injuries Center

Jan 28th, 2021 - Recent military conflicts have produced substantial improvements in the care of service members who experience blast injuries. As conflicts draw down, it is important to preserve and improve skills gained in combat. It is unknown whether civilian ...

Jan 5th, 2021 - War injuries differ from other injuries owing to the large tissue defects they cause and their high risk of contamination. As fragments scattered by high-energy firearms and explosives cause serious composite tissue damage, repair of such injuries...

Nov 27th, 2020 - Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) due to bombing-related terrorism remain an omnipresent threat to our global society. The aim of this study was to elucidate differences in blast injury patterns between military and civilian victims affected by terro...

Nov 11th, 2020 - To report the types and effects of injuries to the thoracoabdominal region caused by blast and emphasize the importance of the early detection of primary blast injuries. Of the 98 patients injured as a result of a bomb explosion, 31 with thoracoab...

Aug 30th, 2020 - In the past decade blast injuries have become more prevalent. Blast trauma may cause extensive injuries requiring improved early resuscitation and prevention of haemorrhage. Randomized prospective trials are logistically and ethically challenging,...

May 17th, 2010 - This position paper, prepared by the Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinical Trails Research Group, describes communication and swallowing disorders associated with blast injuries and delineates the roles of speech-language pathologists (SLP...

Jan 28th, 2021 - Recent military conflicts have produced substantial improvements in the care of service members who experience blast injuries. As conflicts draw down, it is important to preserve and improve skills gained in combat. It is unknown whether civilian ...

Jan 5th, 2021 - War injuries differ from other injuries owing to the large tissue defects they cause and their high risk of contamination. As fragments scattered by high-energy firearms and explosives cause serious composite tissue damage, repair of such injuries...

Nov 27th, 2020 - Mass casualty incidents (MCIs) due to bombing-related terrorism remain an omnipresent threat to our global society. The aim of this study was to elucidate differences in blast injury patterns between military and civilian victims affected by terro...

Nov 11th, 2020 - To report the types and effects of injuries to the thoracoabdominal region caused by blast and emphasize the importance of the early detection of primary blast injuries. Of the 98 patients injured as a result of a bomb explosion, 31 with thoracoab...

Aug 30th, 2020 - In the past decade blast injuries have become more prevalent. Blast trauma may cause extensive injuries requiring improved early resuscitation and prevention of haemorrhage. Randomized prospective trials are logistically and ethically challenging,...

Jul 21st, 2018 - Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is now recognized as a significant health issue that impacts both activeduty service members and veterans. Blast injuries sustained in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to a rising incidence of TBI in the DoD.

Feb 13th, 2014 - There's insufficient reporting and research on the long-term health effects on U.S. veterans from blast exposure during Gulf War combat missions, according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Data on "complex, multisystem injuries" associated with...

Feb 7th, 2014 - Want to win at Olympic bobsledding in Sochi? Just use a vibrostimulator. Ophthalmologists, take note: K-Y jelly has many uses, including in your patients' eyes. And have you ever seen those eyes turn "into pinwheels and spin uncontrollably?" From ...

Aug 18th, 2013 - In the Boston Marathon bombing, radiologic imaging of blast injuries played a key role in emergency response, with findings illustrating optimal timing and use of modalities and techniques, according to a study published online August 19 in Arthri...

Aug 18th, 2013 - In the Boston Marathon bombing, radiologic imaging of blast injuries played a key role in emergency response, with findings illustrating optimal timing and use of modalities and techniques, according to a study published online August 19 in Arthri...