Soldiers fire mortars in support of operations in Laghman Province, Afghanistan, in March 2019. (Sgt. Jordan Trent/Army) Defense Department leaders on Friday unveiled a series of new steps designed to ...
FORT DETRICK, Md. — A new tool being developed by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command’s DOD Blast Injury Research Coordinating Office will help service members protect themselves ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Dr. Rashad Usmani is an orthopedic hand surgeon at OrthoIndy’s Westfield location. In his role, he’s seen some of the worst blast injuries as a result of Fourth of July firework ...
FORT DETRICK, Md. – Debilitating injuries to the nervous system caused by high-pressure shock waves emitted by explosions and heavy weapons fire are among the most complex and challenging wounds that ...
Some wounds suffered by six Hawaii residents flown to Arizona for medical treatment after a deadly illegal fireworks explosion on New Year's are comparable to battlefield injuries, the doctor ...
COURTESY ARIZONA BURN CENTER Six burned patients from the Aliamanu fireworks blast were transferred to the Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center-Valleywise Health in Phoenix. COURTESY ARIZONA BURN ...
Mandates in the annual appropriations act, passed on Wednesday, call for the Pentagon to track and mitigate risks to troops’ brains from firing their own weapons. By Dave Philipps Congress passed a ...