Introduction Body armour is a type of equipment worn by military personnel that aims to
prevent or reduce the damage caused by ballistic projectiles to structures within the thorax …

Many, if not most, of the recent improvements in trauma care in civilian practice have
developed from military experience. The British Defence Medical Services have been …

Background This study reports the challenges faced by French military surgeons in the
management of thoracic injury during the latest Afghanistan war. Methods From January …

Introduction Military body armour is designed to prevent the penetration of ballistic
projectiles into the most vulnerable structures within the thorax and abdomen. Currently the …

This paper provides the definitive record of the UK Defence Medical Services (DMS) lessons
from the organisation of medical services in support of Operation (Op) TELIC (Iraq) and Op …

Partial-thickness cutaneous injuries distributed over exposed body locations, such as the
face and extremities, pose a significant risk of infection, function loss, and extensive scarring …

Energized fragments from explosive devices have been the most common mechanism of
injury to both military personnel and civilians in recent conflicts and terrorist attacks …

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

Penetrating trauma by energised fragments is the most common injury from an explosive
event. Fragment penetrations to the truncal region can result in lethal haemorrhage …

Dismounted complex blast injury (DCBI) has been one of the most severe forms of trauma
sustained in recent conflicts. This injury has been partially attributed to limb flail; however …