TY - JOUR T1 - Guidelines for using animal models in blast injury research JF - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps JO - J R Army Med Corps SP - 38 LP - 40 DO - 10.1136/jramc-2018-000956 VL - 165 IS - 1 AU - Sarah Watts AU - E Kirkman AU - D Bieler AU - S Bjarnason AU - A Franke AU - R Gupta AU - M J Leggieri Jr AU - H Orru AU - S Ouellet AU - M Philippens AU - J-C Sarron AU - S Skriudalen AU - J A Teland AU - M Risling AU - I Cernak Y1 - 2019/02/01 UR - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/165/1/38.abstract N2 - Blast injury is a very complex phenomenon and frequently results in multiple injuries. One method to investigate the consequences of blast injuries is with the use of living systems (animal models). The use of animals allows the examination and evaluation of injury mechanisms in a more controlled manner, allowing variables such as primary or secondary blast injury for example, to be isolated and manipulated as required. To ensure a degree of standardisation across the blast research community a set of guidelines which helps researchers navigate challenges of modelling blast injuries in animals is required. This paper describes the guidelines for Using Animal Models in Blast Injury Research developed by the NATO Health Factors and Medicine (HFM) Research Task Group 234. ER -