Background: Injuries from combat and terrorist explosions are increasing worldwide. As
such, physicians can expect to treat more patients with complex and unique patterns of …

Trauma is the leading cause of death during the first four decades of life in the developed
countries. Its haemodynamic response underpins the patient's initial ability to survive, and …

Injury severity in blast induced Traumatic Brain Injury (bTBI) increases with blast
overpressure (BOP) and impulse in dose-dependent manner. Pure primary blast waves …

Historically, blast overpressure is known to affect primarily gas-containing organs such as
the lung and ear. More recent interests focus on its ability to cause damage to solid organs …

Blast injuries are an increasing problem in both military and civilian practice. Primary blast
injury to the lungs (blast lung) is found in a clinically significant proportion of casualties from …

Objective: To determine the effects of primary blast injury (PBI) on survival and the
physiological response to resuscitation after hemorrhagic shock. Background: Air-blast …

The majority of patients injured in the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan were as a
result of explosion, and terrorist incidents have brought blast injuries to the front door of …

Background Blast injury is uncommon, and remains poorly understood by most clinicians
outside regions of active warfare. Primary blast injury (PBI) results from the interaction of the …

Traumatic injury initiates a large and complex immune response in the minutes after the
initial insult, comprising of simultaneous pro‐and anti‐inflammatory responses. In patients …

Background Blast injuries are an increasing problem owing to the widespread terrorist
threat, but hemorrhage remains the second leading cause of civilian trauma death. Against …