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BLAST CONCUSSION INJURY

1944; American Medical Association; Volume: 125; Issue: 13 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jama.1944.02850310020006

2376-8118

David Barrow,

Disaster Response and Management

Two hundred persons exposed to the effects of air blast produced by high explosives have been studied. Adequate clinical facilities were available and the injuries were not complicated by flying splinters, so that an unusual opportunity was presented to study the effects of blast concussion on human beings. Complete follow-up studies have been possible. A correlation of the position of the men in relation to the explosive charge with the injuries sustained is of considerable interest. As was to be anticipated, the closer the individual to the explosion, the greater the injury. This was not always true, however, for bizarre effects were noted. One fortunate man who was standing between 2 men fatally injured, 1 of whom was found 42 feet from his original position, escaped uninjured except for perforations of the tympanic membranes. Another man was thrown 15 feet and turned completely around in midair and yet had minor