Experimental platforms to study blast injury

Injuries sustained due to attacks from explosive weapons are multiple in number, complex in nature, and not well characterised. Blast may cause damage to the human body by the direct effect of overpressure, penetration by highly energised fragments, and blunt trauma by violent displacements of the b...

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Published in:BMJ military health 2019-02, Vol.165 (1), p.33-37
Main Authors: Nguyen, Thuy-Tien, Pearce, A P, Carpanen, D, Sory, D, Grigoriadis, G, Newell, N, Clasper, J, Bull, A, Proud, W G, Masouros, S D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomechanics
Biomedical Research - instrumentation
Biomedical Research - methods
Blast Injuries
Bombings
Computer Simulation
Explosions
Humans
Injuries
Military Medicine
Original
Pressure
Rats
Studies
Trauma
Weapons
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Summary:Injuries sustained due to attacks from explosive weapons are multiple in number, complex in nature, and not well characterised. Blast may cause damage to the human body by the direct effect of overpressure, penetration by highly energised fragments, and blunt trauma by violent displacements of the body. The ability to reproduce the injuries of such insults in a well-controlled fashion is essential in order to understand fully the unique mechanism by which they occur, and design better treatment and protection strategies to alleviate the resulting poor long-term outcomes. This paper reports a range of experimental platforms that have been developed for different blast injury models, their working mechanism, and main applications. These platforms include the shock tube, split-Hopkinson bars, the gas gun, drop towers and bespoke underbody blast simulators.
ISSN:0035-8665
2633-3767
2052-0468
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/jramc-2018-000966