A REVIEW ON IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES AND THE HUMANITARIAN HARM CAUSED BY THEM

A REVIEW ON IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES AND THE HUMANITARIAN HARM CAUSED BY THEM

Prachi Bhargav [1], Adarsh V P [2]

[1] M.Sc. Forensic Science, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India (prachibhargav7@gmail.com)

[2] Assistant Professor (Forensic Science), Peoples College of Forensic Science and Cyber Security, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India (adarshvp0901@gmail.com)

ABSTRACT
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in all their forms have emerged as the most serious threat. These devices can range from simple explosive devices to complex military systems using high-grade explosives. A thorough grasp of the many types of devices and their effects is required for proper mass casualty event planning and management of the complex poly trauma victims that they usually bring. They may wreak havoc on a landscape. Depending on the desired target, they can be initiated in a variety of ways. As a result, there is a pressing need to research and ameliorate the mechanism of extremities harm induced by these devices. These improvised explosive devices are generally uncommonly encountered outside the battlefield.

The majorities of vulnerability evaluations presume that an improvised explosive device would attain maximal TNT equivalency and detonate effectively. They are still a popular terrorist weapon. These are unusual explosive weapons that can be used in a variety of ways to cause injury, fatalities, and destruction of property in both military and civilian conditions. IEDs continue to be a domestic menace.

The science and damage profile of these devices are described in this review. The humanitarian devastation inflicted by IEDs is thus depicted.

KEYWORDS: - improvised explosive devices, explosives, detonation, injury, impact testing, biomechanics, ground penetrating radar, detection, prevention, National Bomb Data Centre