Blast Injuries
"Blast Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Injuries resulting when a person is struck by particles impelled with violent force from an explosion. Blast causes pulmonary concussion and hemorrhage, laceration of other thoracic and abdominal viscera, ruptured ear drums, and minor effects in the central nervous system. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D001753
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.120.126
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blast Injuries" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Debenham L, Khan N, Nouhan B, Muzaffar J. A systematic review of otologic injuries sustained in civilian terrorist explosions. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 May; 281(5):2223-2233.
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Kontos AP, Elbin RJ, Kotwal RS, Lutz RH, Kane S, Benson PJ, Forsten RD, Collins MW. The effects of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI): Does blast mTBI history matter? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2015 Oct; 79(4 Suppl 2):S146-51.