Controlled blast exposure during forced explosive entry training and mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 5 SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Baker, Andrew J ^a,b   Topolovec Vranic, Jane ^c   Michalak, Alicja ^c   Pollmann Mudryj, Mary Ann ^c   Ouchterlony, Donna ^c   Cheung, Bob ^d   Tien, Homer C ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^e SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f Canadian Forces Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult; Blast injuries; Humans; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BLAST INJURY; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DIZZINESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION;

ADULT; BLAST INJURIES; BRAIN INJURIES; EXPLOSIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ONTARIO; POLICE; POSTURAL BALANCE; STUDENTS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 81455159195     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318232e7da     Document Type: Article

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