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2004-09-20 Iraq-Jordan

1 in 6 Combat Wounded in Iraq have head & neck injuries

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Posted by Anonymoose 2004-09-20 12:01:45 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Anonymoose: The solution for neck injuries might be a return to the use of the gorget, used in medieval and rennaisance times.

The problem is that soldiers need to lie prone when firing. I suspect they will need to design a kevlar-lined flexible gorget so it does not impede the wearer's ability to fight.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-09-20 12:28:06 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2004-09-20 12:28:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Not to sound like a SCI-FI nut... errr nevermind.
Can full hard plate body armor with weapon mounts be far off? think "Iron Man" comic or Robotech (minus the nifty transformer angle.)
The Land Warrior and Objective Force Warrior(?) programs are already producing some cool prototype equipment.

Posted by domingo 2004-09-20 12:41:55 PM|| 2004-09-20 12:41:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Improved Kevlar body armor has resulted in a distinctly new pattern of combat injuries.

Uh, WTF?, over. Does anyone else see a problem with this logic? The armor hasn't resulted in head/neck injuries. They have prevented injuries to the torso. The absence of torso injuries is not the cause of head/neck injuries. It's not like the body armor is deflecting shrapnel upwards, is it!? Perhaps our soldiers are experimenting with reactive armor like on tanks. /sarcasm

Posted by Pyscho Hillbilly 2004-09-20 12:42:32 PM|| 2004-09-20 12:42:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 My thoughts exactly, Psycho Hillibilly.

Posted by heysenbergmayhavebeenhere 2004-09-20 12:54:51 PM|| 2004-09-20 12:54:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 There are bullet-proof vests that a lot of our folks wear. Bullets no longer geT to the abdominal cavity, but a helmet cannot protect everything....

Posted by BigEd 2004-09-20 12:58:41 PM|| 2004-09-20 12:58:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 You're right BE, fire up the Redneck Mark II battlebots. (mind-printed after the 2nd VA don't 'ya know).

Posted by Shipman 2004-09-20 2:00:08 PM|| 2004-09-20 2:00:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Can full hard plate body armor with weapon mounts be far off?

They're already working on full-body armor. Don't know where to find it, but I discinctly remember it because of the armors sensors, which would tighten the suit around a wound to stop the bleeding.

Posted by Charles 2004-09-20 4:07:34 PM|| 2004-09-20 4:07:34 PM|| Front Page Top

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