Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health problem, on pace to become the
third leading cause of death worldwide by 2020. Moreover, emerging evidence linking …

Background: Explosions cause more complex and multiple forms of damage than any other
wounding agent, are the leading cause of death on the battlefield, and are often used by …

Blast-related traumatic brain injury is the most prevalent injury for combat personnel seen in
the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, yet as a research community, we still do not fully …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) from blast produces a number of conundrums. This review
focuses on five fundamental questions including:(1) What are the physical correlates for …

This well-established book on injury biomechanics has been extensively revised and
expanded for this new edition. It now includes a fundamental treatment of the mechanics at a …

Blast-induced traumatic brain injury is the most prevalent military injury in Iraq and
Afghanistan, yet little is known about the mechanical effects of blasts on the human head …

OBJECTIVES: Recent military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the wartime
effect of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The reason for the prominence of TBI in these particular …

Given the frequent use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) around the world, the study of
traumatic blast injuries is of increasing interest. The ear is the most common organ affected …

Understanding how humans are injured through interactions with their environment is a
fundamental societal need as it is a prerequisite to designing a safe environment …

Blast waves generated by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) cause traumatic brain injury
(TBI) in soldiers and civilians. In vivo animal models that use shock tubes are extensively …