Combat helmets provide protection against ballistic threats and blunt impact forces, and
wearing them has greatly reduced head injuries and saved lives of many soldiers. With the …

There has been a reported increase in combat-related head, face, and neck (HFN) injuries
among service personnel wearing combat body armor (CBA) that have deployed to Iraq and …

Importance Analysis of combat deaths provides invaluable epidemiologic and quality-
improvement data for trauma centers and is particularly important under rapidly evolving …

The countries such as India, USA, China, and Japan have increased their military budget
significantly. Their defence expenditure also includes development of various Armor …

In this study, three typical impact-protective materials, D3O, PORON XRD, and DEFLEXION
were chosen to explore the dependences of rheological and compression mechanical …

BACKGROUND: Neck injury represents 11% of battle injuries in UK forces in comparison
with 2% to 5% in US forces. The aim of this study was to determine the causes of death and …

INTRODUCTION: Accurately determining the entry location of penetrating eye and face
wounds and relating that to mortality and long-term morbidity is of vital importance in the …

Purpose To describe closed-globe conjunctival and corneal injuries and endothelial cell
abnormalities associated with blast exposure and their relationships to other closed-globe …

Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is crucial to force protection and
preservation. Innovation in PPE has shifted injury patterns, with protected body regions …

Objective Define the number and type of facial and penetrating neck injuries sustained in
combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2011 to 2016. Compare recent injury trends …