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Injury risk in behind armor blunt thoracic trauma.

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Bass, CR; Salzar, RS; Lucas, SR; Davis, M; Donnellan, L; Folk, B; Sanderson, E; Waclawik, S
Published in: International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE
January 2006

First responders and military personnel are particularly susceptible to behind armor blunt thoracic trauma in occupational scenarios. The objective of this study was to develop an armored thorax injury risk criterion for short duration ballistic impacts. 9 cadavers and 2 anthropomorphic test dummies (AUSMAN and NIJ 0101.04 surrogate) were tested over a range of velocities encompassing low severity impacts, medium severity impacts, and high severity impacts based upon risk of sternal fracture. Thoracic injuries ranged from minor skin abrasions (abbreviated injury scale [AIS] 1) to severe sternal fractures (AIS 3+) and were well correlated with impact velocity and bone mineral density. 8 male cadavers were used in the injury risk criterion development. A 50% risk of AIS 3+ injury corresponded to a peak impact force of 24,900 +/- 1,400 N. The AUSMAN impact force correlated strongly with impact velocity. Recommendations to improve the biofidelity of the AUSMAN include implementing more realistic viscera and decreasing the skin thickness.

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International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE

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EISSN

2376-9130

ISSN

1080-3548

Publication Date

January 2006

Volume

12

Issue

4

Start / End Page

429 / 442

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating
  • Thoracic Injuries
  • Risk
  • Protective Clothing
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Human Factors
  • Cadaver
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 3303 Design
 

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Bass, C. R., Salzar, R. S., Lucas, S. R., Davis, M., Donnellan, L., Folk, B., … Waclawik, S. (2006). Injury risk in behind armor blunt thoracic trauma. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics : JOSE, 12(4), 429–442. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2006.11076702
Bass, Cameron R., Robert S. Salzar, Scott R. Lucas, Martin Davis, Lucy Donnellan, Benny Folk, Ellory Sanderson, and Stanley Waclawik. “Injury risk in behind armor blunt thoracic trauma.International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics : JOSE 12, no. 4 (January 2006): 429–42. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2006.11076702.
Bass CR, Salzar RS, Lucas SR, Davis M, Donnellan L, Folk B, et al. Injury risk in behind armor blunt thoracic trauma. International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE. 2006 Jan;12(4):429–42.
Bass, Cameron R., et al. “Injury risk in behind armor blunt thoracic trauma.International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics : JOSE, vol. 12, no. 4, Jan. 2006, pp. 429–42. Epmc, doi:10.1080/10803548.2006.11076702.
Bass CR, Salzar RS, Lucas SR, Davis M, Donnellan L, Folk B, Sanderson E, Waclawik S. Injury risk in behind armor blunt thoracic trauma. International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE. 2006 Jan;12(4):429–442.

Published In

International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics : JOSE

DOI

EISSN

2376-9130

ISSN

1080-3548

Publication Date

January 2006

Volume

12

Issue

4

Start / End Page

429 / 442

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating
  • Thoracic Injuries
  • Risk
  • Protective Clothing
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Human Factors
  • Cadaver
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 3303 Design