Reply to Moss et al.: Military and medically relevant models of blast-induced traumatic brain injury vs. ellipsoidal heads and helmets

• Main Authors: Nyein, Michelle K. (Contributor), Jason, Amanda M. (Contributor), Yu, Li (Contributor), Pita, Claudio M. (Contributor), Moore, David Francis (Author), Joannopoulos, John (Author), Radovitzky, Raul A (Author)
• Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), Radovitzky, Raul (Contributor), Joannopoulos, John D. (Contributor)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2011-11-09T15:45:48Z.
• Subjects: Article
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 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.