Military injury biomechanics : the cause and prevention of impact injuries /: the cause and prevention of impact injuries. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Melanie Franklyn and Peter Vee Sin Lee.
• Editors: Franklyn, Melanie; Lee, Peter Vee Sin
• Contents: The physics of ballistic threats and body armour design / Major Johno Breeze, E.A. Lewis, and D.J. Carr -- Blast physics and vehicle dynamics in the military environment / Dr Stephen Cimpoeru, Mr Paul Phillips, and Dr David Ritzel -- Injury scoring systems and injury classification / Dr Melanie Franklyn and Ms Christine Allsopp -- The medical management of military injuries / Dr Damo Keene, Colonel Peter Mahoney, Major Johno Breeze and Major Arul Ramasamy -- ATDs for military scenarios / Dr Michael Kleinberger -- The mechanical behaviour of biological tissues at high strain rates / Feng Zhu, Tal Saif, Barbara R Presley and Professor King Yang -- The skull and brain: test methods, babt and helmet design / Professor Tom Gibson, Nicholas Shewchenko, and Tom Whyte -- The skull and brain : mechanical properties of the brain under impact / Professor Lynne Bilston -- The skull and brain : computer models for the brain and helmet / Dr Kwong Ming Tse, Dr Long Bin Tan, and A/Professor Heow Pueh Lee -- The neck : neck injuries in military scenarios / Dr Kwong Ming Tse, Dr Jianfei Liu, Professor Victor P W Shim, Dr Ee Chong Teo, and Professor Peter Vee Sin Lee -- The thoracolumbar spine and pelvis : injury criteria for traumatic spinal and pelvic injury and their current applications / Dr Melanie Franklyn and Dr Brain Stemper -- The thoracolumbar spine : cadaveric testing under vertical loading / Professor Frank Pintar, Professor Narayan Yoganandan, and Associate Professor Brian Stemper -- The thorax and abdomen : behind armour blunt trauma / Associate Professor Cameron Dale Bass -- The lower extremities : cadaveric testing, atd legs and injury criteria / Professor Cynthia Bir and Dr Brian McKay -- The lower extremities : computational efforts to predict injury / Grigorios Grigoriadis, Dr Spyros Masouros, Dr Arul Ramasamy, and Professor Anthony Bull.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (pages)
• Subjects: 616.9/8023; MEDICAL / Biotechnology; War-Related Injuries -- prevention & control; Biomechanical Phenomena; Military Personnel; Military Medicine -- methods; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498742832; 1498742831; 9781351647786; 1351647784
• Related ISBNs: 9781498742825; 1498742823
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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