Just over a year ago, the Deputy Secretary of Defense issued a memorandum updating the requirements for managing brain health risks from overlooked sources of overpressure such as training with common weapon systems. It established DoD requirements and direction for the management of health risks to DoD personnel from exposures to Blast Over Pressure (BOP) and offers information on risks, ways to mitigate them, PPE suggestions, and who is likely at risk. The linked guide helps with specific techniques.

We’ve long known about the dangers of BOP resulting from Improvised Explosives Devices and other high order explosive events. The sudden onset of a pressure wave and associated above normal atmospheric pressure has led to physical injuries such as Traumatic Brain Injuries as well as hea

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