Blast injuries: a clinical problem, an engineering solution

593 views · Published 23 May 2016 · 47:53 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: Imperial College London · 2016 · Science & Technology

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Explosions can cause life-threatening injuries in multiple body parts that create complex challenges for health care providers.

Squadron Leaders Claire Webster and Phill Pearce and Dr Hari Arora explain the nature of blast injuries and describe the engineering solutions Imperial College researchers propose to both mitigate and treat them.

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