Primary blast lung injury prevalence and fatal injuries from explosions: Insights from postmortem computed tomographic analysis of 121 improvised explosive device fatalities

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 2 SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages

  Singleton, James A G ^a,c   Gibb, Iain E ^d   Bull, Anthony M J ^c   Mahoney, Pete F ^b   Clasper, Jon C ^a,c  

^a Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Defence Imaging   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

combat cause of death; improvised explosive device; postmortem CT; Primary blast lung injury

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVE;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; BLAST INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPLOSION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; LUNG INJURY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOLDIER; THORAX INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AUTOPSY; BLAST INJURIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84881409976     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318299d93e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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