Blast

This book primarily focuses on methodologies to enable marine structures to resist high velocity impact loadings. It is based on invited talks presented at the recent India–USA workshop on “Recent Advances in Blast Mitigation Strategies in Civil and Marine Composite Structures” The book comprises content from top researchers from India and the USA and covers various aspects of the topic, including modeling and simulation, design aspects, experimentation and various challenges.

You can only run for so long… Stunning fashion model Lynn Giles is tipped for the top. But her dreams are cruelly shattered by a bomb blast at a swanky London fashion show, which leaves her badly scarred, with her career and her relationship with her long-term boyfriend in ruins. Plagued by the ghoulish paparazzi, she flees to Cornwall under an assumed name, where she meets and falls in love with her handsome neighbour, blind crime novelist, Alan Murray. But just when the prospect of a new life seems to beckon, her former boss, Freddie Baxter, turns up on her doorstep threatening to tell Murray about past indiscretions unless she agrees to become one of his porn stars…

This text is designed to present a comprehensive and state-of the-art approach to dismounted complex blast injuries. Sections address care of these patients from the point of injury through rehabilitation. The specific areas addressed include blast mechanics, stabilization and hemorrhage control at the point of injury, early resuscitation at local hospitals, a systematic approach to surgical care, and finally reconstruction and rehabilitation. Specific chapters focus on operative management of pelvic, abdominal, genitourinary, orthopedic, neurological and thoracic injuries.