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THE SCOPE OF BLAST AND SHOCK BIOLOGY AND PROBLEM AREAS IN RELATING PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS *
Author(s) -
White Clayton S.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1968.tb11969.x
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , scope (computer science) , foundation (evidence) , agency (philosophy) , citation , commission , library science , law , political science , biology , philosophy , computer science , genetics , epistemology , gene , programming language
: A few introductory remarks are followed by a brief discussion of the nature of hazards from air blast noting those due (a) directly to variations in pressure and (b) indirectly to the impact of penetrating and nonpenetrating, blast-energized missiles and the consequences of whole body displacement due to blast-induced winds or ground shock. The need for developing biomedical criteria based upon critical and measurable biological responses following exposure to significant and monitorable physical parameters is discussed in relation to hazards assessment. Also the multifaceted problem of tying up such information with blast-induced variations in the environment that occur free- field and under various conditions of exposure is noted and emphasized.