title: [The current state and prospects of the development of forensic medical expertise of the blast injury].
abstract: The analysis of the special literature and expert practice during the recent years demonstrated the scientific, practical, and social importance of the expertise of the blast injuries in the time of piece. It is emphasized that the main tasks of expert examination of blast injuries include further studies on the mechanisms of their development, simulation of various blast injuries, the development of criteria for the determination of distance from the site of explosion based on the severity of the injury, investigations into effectiveness of the protective barriers for the human body during explosions, and the creation of methods for testing means of individual body armoured protection. The provisions of a program for current and prospective forensic medical investigations into blast injuries have been formulated.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Tiurin
authors.forename: I Iu
authors.initials: IIu
authors.lastname: Makarov
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fradkina
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005107:Explosions / Q000145:classification; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia