Retrospective Analysis of Injuries in Underbody Blast Events: 2007-2010.

Underbody Blast (UBB) exposure emerged as a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality of Service Members in Iraq and Afghanistan, which was unique to OIF/OEF due to the frequent use of improvised explosive devices. Improvised explosive devices under the vehicle delivered high-rate vertical loading to the vehicle translating energy to the occupant(s) resulting in injuries. Injury mitigating technologies needed to be developed; however, technologies rely on biomechanical human response data for research and development.