A methodology for assessing blast protection in explosive ordnance disposal bomb suits

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-361

  “Dale” Bass, Cameron ^a   Davis, Martin ^a   Rafaels, Karin ^a   “Steve” Rountree, Mark ^b   Harris, Robert M ^b   Sanderson, Ellory ^c   Andrefsky, Walter ^c   DiMarco, Gina ^c   Zielinski, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

^c US Army Aberdeen Test Center   (United States)

^d US Army Research Development and Engineering Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Blast pressure; Bomb suits; Head injury; Human surrogate; Injury risk; Neck injury; Thoracic injury

Indexed keywords

AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BLAST INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPLOSION; FIREARM; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MALE; NECK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLDIER; TEACHING; TERRORISM; THORAX INJURY;

BLAST INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EXPLOSIONS; FIREARMS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MANIKINS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NECK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERRORISM; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 33644799200     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2005.11076655     Document Type: Article

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