Anti-Personnel Mine Injury; Mechanism and Medical Management

Trimble, Karl; Clasper, Jon

doi:10.1136/jramc-147-01-07

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“…13,14 Such parts are generally in the form of V-shaped deflector in the sole to reflect the incident blast wave, and hence reduce the momentum transmitted to the feet. 15 Common characteristics of protective boots or foot wears are that they have polymer composite materials in their sole against the blast effects. Yet only using the composite layers cannot provide sufficient energy absorption against the AP landmines.…”

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Development of an innovative sandwich composite material for protection of lower limb against landmine explosion: mechanical leg test results

Karahan

2016

Textile Research Journal

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This paper includes results of the blast tests which were performed with the aim of comparing the energy absorption and protection efficiency of protective boots with different sole configurations. Tests were performed on a mechanical leg model vestured with protective boots. Load and three axis acceleration values were measured during the blast tests to determine the protection efficiency of boot samples. Herewith, it was understood that merely a monolithic composite layer used in a sole does not provide protection, whereas compressible metallic honeycomb material-based sandwich composites demonstrate better energy absorption. With the innovative sandwich composite material developed in this study, energy absorption was increased by 209% in comparison to monolithic composites.

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Development of an innovative sandwich composite material for protection of lower limb against landmine explosion: mechanical leg test results

Karahan

2016

Textile Research Journal

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“…This means that anti-tank mines are not normally capable of being detonated by a person standing on them. However, civilian vehicles or people ploughing fields can activate an old anti-tank mine [3]. In our series, except in one case that sustained injuries due to explosion of antitank mine Mark 5HC, rest of the injuries were due to explosion of anti personnel mines of Non Metallic Mine (NMM) 14 and M 16 only.…”

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Mine Blast Injuries - Our Experience

Harjai

Agarwal

Dave

et al. 2005

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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“…The damaging effects of anti-personnel mine can be categorized as follows: [7] stress wave entering the limb, penetrating injuries from fragments, footwear and soil, dynamic overpressure load on tissue, shear produced by the flow of products, as well. After an anti-personnel mine detonation on land, the blast wave is directly transmitted to the limb, shattering the bone within 200 μs.…”

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“…In 1-2 ms post-detonation, the detonation products and environmental fragments contact the limb, causing destruction of the traumatized soft tissue. [7,8] When a mine blast occurs on land, the air surrounding the explosion is compressed and absorbs energy from the explosion. Moreover, the blast wave displaces immediately the surrounding air and generates high velocity air flow that can cause injury.…”

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