The world’s first centre dedicated to studying and providing lifesaving innovations to children injured by explosive weapons has been launched.Children are seven times more likely to die from blast injuries than adults. They tend to experience differ
Children are seven times more likely to die from blast injuries than adults. They tend to experience different types of injuries than adults and require specialist care that accounts for their physiology and growth. However, research on the best ways to treat child-specific blast injuries lags far behind research for injured adults.