Blast injuries to the lungs.

Blast injuries.

From the Medical-Surgical Group, Office of Patient Care Services (R.G.D.), and the Office of Public Health and Environmental Hazards (M.J.H.), Veterans Health Administration, Washington, D.C.; and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md. (D.G.B., H.R.C.). Address reprint requests to Dr. DePalma at the Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration...

Underwater Blast Injuries of Abdomen Underwater Blast Injuries

In modern sea warfare abdominal injuries caused by underwater blast are common, and increasing numbers of cases are now being. reported. As the mechanism underlying the injuries is still uncertain, and the mortality in cases with intestinal perforations coming to operation in the series reported by Pinnock and Wood (1943), Goligher, King, and Simmons (1943), Gill and Hay (1943), and Cameron, Sh...

Ocular blast injuries.

Pulmonary Primary Blast Injuries

Blast injuries to the lung: epidemiology and management.

Lung injury is frequently a component of the polytrauma sustained by military personnel surviving blast on the battlefield. This article describes a case series of the military casualties admitted to University Hospital Birmingham's critical care services (role 4 facility), during the period 1 July 2008 to 15 January 2010. Of the 135 casualties admitted, 107 (79.2%) were injured by explosive de...