Improved Kevlar body armor has resulted in a distinctly new pattern of combat injuries. The majority of injuries now occur in unprotected areas of the body, including the head and neck regions. These are the findings by military surgeons who conducted a 14-month review of wounded military personnel from Iraq and Afghanistan brought to Landstuhl, Germany who required treatment from an ear, nose, and throat specialist/head and neck surgeon...
The solution for neck injuries might be a return to the use of the gorget, used in medieval and rennaisance times. |
