Full Description
Explosion and Blast-Related Injuries is an authoritative text that brings together diverse knowledge gained from both the experience of clinicians treating blast casualties and the insights of scientists obtained from research and modeling of blast exposures. By providing information on explosion and blast injury patterns, as well as the mechanism of blast-induced injuries, it is a useful reference for both physicians and researchers. With contributions by experts from around the globe, the book covers topics such as the epidemiology of blast and explosion injury, pathology and pathophysiology, and the modeling and mechanism of injury. Finally, this book might stimulate additional studies into ways to improve our current mass casualty response systems.
Contents
Part I: Epidemiology of Blast and Explosion Injuries
The Epidemiology and Triage of Blast Injuries
Richard W. Sattin, Scott M. Sasser, Earnest E. Sullivent, III, and Victor G. Coronado.
Explosion Injuries Treated at Combat Support Hospitals in the Global War on Terrorism
Charles E. Wade, Amber E. Ritenour, Brian J. Eastridge, Lee Ann Young, Lorne H. Blackbone and John B. Holcomb
Part II: Pathology and Pathophysiology of Blast Injuries
Pathology of Human Blast Lung Injury
Michael Tsokos
Neurotrauma from Explosive Blast
Geoffrey Ling, Faris Bandak, Gerald Grant, Rocco Armonda, and James Ecklund
Effects of Blast Injury on the Autonomic Nervous System and the Response to Resuscitation
Emrys Kirkman, Sarah Watts, Wayne Sapsford, and Marina Sawdon
Quaternary Blast Injury: Burns
David S. Kauvar, Michael Dubick, Lorne H. Blackbourne and Steven E. Wolf
Part III: Modeling and Mechanisms of Primary Blast Injury
Multiscale Computational Modeling of Lung Blast Injuries
Andrzej Prekwas
Biochemical Mechanism(s) of Primary Blast Injury. The Role of Free Radicals and Oxidative Stress.
Nabil M. Elsayed and Nikolai V. Gorbunov
Inflammatory Response in Primary Blast Injury
Nikolai V. Gorbunov, Ludmila V. Asher, Nabil M. Elsayed and James L. Atkins
Part IV: Global Experiences of Blast Injury and Mass Casualty Management
Mass Casualty Events-Suicide Bombing: The Israeli Perspective
Boaz Tadmor, Zvi Feigenberg., Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Kobi Peleg, Hany Bahouth. Yoram Kluger, Gidon Almogy, and Avraham I Rivkind
The Soviet Experience in Afghanistan 1980-1989: Abdominal Blast Injury Produced by Mine Explosions
Petr G. Alisov
Otologic Blast Trauma: The War in Croatia Experience
Sreæko Branica, Krsto Dawidowsky, Nikola Šprem, and Brian McKinnon
