Imperial College London

ProfessorStephenBrett

Faculty of MedicineDepartment of Surgery & Cancer

Professor of Critical Care
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 3313 4521stephen.brett Website

 
 
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Location

 

Hammersmith House 570Hammersmith HospitalHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Horrocks:2000:10.1054/cacc.2000.0260,
author = {Horrocks, C and Brett, S},
doi = {10.1054/cacc.2000.0260},
journal = {Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care},
pages = {113--119},
title = {Blast injury},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/cacc.2000.0260},
volume = {11},
year = {2000}
}

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AB - Explosions are physical, chemical or nuclear processes that involve the rapid release of considerable amounts of energy. Their deleterious effects on living organisms are embodied by the term 'blast injury' Injuries caused by explosions have increased in frequency throughout this century. This has been caused in part by industrial expansion. More significant has been the proliferation of explosive weapons and their increased use worldwide. The International Committee of the Red Cross has estimated that throughout 70 countries, at least 2000 people are killed or injured every month by anti-personnel mines. The use of explosive devices by terrorist organizations has increased relentlessly, and from time to time civilian doctors are faced with the aftermath of such episodes. Furthermore, many doctors now seek experience of medicine in developing countries and an understanding of blast injury is useful. Explosions and the injuries caused by them are the subject of this review. (C) 2000 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
AU - Horrocks,C
AU - Brett,S
DO - 10.1054/cacc.2000.0260
EP - 119
PY - 2000///
SN - 0953-7112
SP - 113
TI - Blast injury
T2 - Current Anaesthesia and Critical Care
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/cacc.2000.0260
VL - 11
ER -