Blast Injury Science and Engineering [recurso electrónico] : a Guide for Clinicians and Researchers

This book aims to help clinicians who seek to conduct science and engineering based research on blast injuries as well as engineers and scientists who seek to apply their expertise to address blast injuries. Blast injuries are prevalent. While the current conflict in Afghanistan is reaching its final stages, the legacy of landmines will sadly ensure that injuries and fatalities will continue to occur. The understanding of these injuries and the science behind their mitigation and treatment is a multi-disciplinary effort. Current knowledge has rapidly grown due to recent conflicts, yet the learning has not yet been captured in any formal way. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Fundamentals of Blast Physics....Pages 3-16 Biomechanics in Blast....Pages 17-31 Behaviour of Materials....Pages 33-55 Blast Loading of Cells....Pages 57-70 Biological Tissue Response....Pages 71-84 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 Blast Injury Mechanism....Pages 87-104 Front Matter....Pages 105-105 The Examination of Post-blast Scenes....Pages 107-113 Clinical Forensic Investigation of the 2005 London Suicide Bombings....Pages 115-128 Modelling the Blast Environment and Relating this to Clinical Injury: Experience from the 7/7 Inquest....Pages 129-134 The Mortality Review Panel: A Report on the Deaths on Operations of UK Service Personnel 2002–2013....Pages 135-143 Physical Models: Tissue Simulants....Pages 145-153 Physical Models: Organ Models for Primary Blast....Pages 155-159 Modelling Blast Brain Injury....Pages 161-171 Military Wound Ballistics Case Study: Development of a Skull/Brain Model....Pages 173-182 Surrogates of Human Injury....Pages 183-188 Computational Methods in Continuum Mechanics....Pages 189-198 Energised Fragments, Bullets and Fragment Simulating Projectiles....Pages 199-217 Front Matter....Pages 219-226 Coagulopathy and Inflammation: An Overview of Blast Effects....Pages 227-227 Foot and Ankle Blast Injuries....Pages 229-237 Front Matter....Pages 239-241 Traumatic Amputation....Pages 227-227 Testing and Development of Mitigation Systems for Tertiary Blast....Pages 243-248 Pelvic Blast Injury....Pages 249-253 Applications of Blast Injury Research: Solving Clinical Problems and Providing Mitigation....Pages 255-259 Blast Injury to the Spine....Pages 261-264 Primary Blast Lung Injury....Pages 265-273 Regional Effects of Explosive Devices: The Neck....Pages 275-280 Optimising the Anatomical Coverage Provided by Military Body Armour Systems....Pages 281-289 Blast Injuries of the Eye....Pages 291-299 Hearing Damage Through Blast....Pages 301-306 Peripheral Nerve Injuries....Pages 307-314 Back Matter....Pages 315-318 ....Pages 319-328 This useful book helps readers develop and strengthen their understanding of the basic science, engineering and medicine behind blast injuries. The multi-disciplinary team of authors bring together their knowledge to give detailed descriptions of how these basic approaches can be used to further the mitigation and treatment of blast injuries. New areas of application are also explored through a series of case studies, and extensive use of illustrations help explain key concepts. ℗l Blast Injury Science and Engineering: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers is a comprehensive interdisciplinary text aimed at clinical personnel needing a deeper understanding of injury mechanisms, those engaged in injury mitigation research, military scientists and engineers, as well as students of engineering, bioengineering and forensic science Anthony M.j. Bull, Jon Clasper, Peter F. Mahoney, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.