Reply to Moss et al.: Military and medically relevant models of blast-induced traumatic brain injury vs. ellipsoidal heads and helmets
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Nyein, Michelle K.
Jason, Amanda M.
Yu, Li
Pita, Claudio M.
Moore, David Francis
Joannopoulos, John
Radovitzky, Raul A
Date Issued
April 2011
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
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Nyein, M. K. et al. “Reply to Moss et al.: Military and medically relevant models of blast-induced traumatic brain injury vs. ellipsoidal heads and helmets.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (2011): E83-E83. ©2011 by the National Academy of Sciences.
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Abstract
Moss et al. (1) acknowledge the second main conclusion of Nyein et al. (2): that a face shield may significantly mitigate blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, they obviate the first and most important finding: that the advanced combat helmet (ACH) does not amplify the overpressure experienced by the head, as suggested by Moss et al. in the letter in ref. 3; therefore, it is safe for blast exposure. As has been shown repeatedly in theater, the ACH provides significant protection against shrapnel and ballistic threats.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1102626108
