Principles And Problems Underlying Testing The Effectiveness Of Blast Protective Footwear

Anti-personnel landmines are a continuing threat to soldiers and civilians working overseas in post conflict situations. Several groups of governmental and commercial scientists are currently designing and/or testing footwear to protect the lower leg from the effects of close proximity blast. The ge...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:BMJ military health Vol. 148; no. 1; pp. 38 - 43
Main Authors: Chaloner, E J, McMaster, J, Hinsley, D E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.03.2002
Subjects:
Blast Injuries - prevention & control
Cadaver
Foot Injuries - prevention & control
Humans
Military Medicine
Models, Anatomic
Protective Devices
Shoes
United Kingdom
ISSN:0035-8665, 2633-3767, 2052-0468, 2633-3775
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Anti-personnel landmines are a continuing threat to soldiers and civilians working overseas in post conflict situations. Several groups of governmental and commercial scientists are currently designing and/or testing footwear to protect the lower leg from the effects of close proximity blast. The general principles surrounding testing of protective footwear are examined together with an assessment of the known progress to date and the strengths and weaknesses of the designs produced.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 14
content type line 23
ISSN:0035-8665
2633-3767
2052-0468
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/jramc-148-01-08