Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army disagrees, but is taking steps to limit exposure.

One significant area of research has been the development of animal models to study primary blast lung injury (PBLI). A study established a novel animal model using a mini shock tube to simulate ...

Detonation leads to blast waves that have the potential to cause life-threatening multisystemic injuries, such as tympanic rupture, lung rupture and brain injury. One of the systems vulnerable to ...

(Boston)—The prevalence of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks and industrial accidents necessitates clinician understanding of blast injuries in both civilian and military settings. Blast ...