Intrathoracic pressure variations in an anthropomorphic dummy exposed to air blast, blunt impact, and missiles

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1988, Pages S125-S131

  Jonsson, Arne ^a   Arvebo, Erik ^a   Schantz, Birger ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BLUNT TRAUMA; EXPLOSION; LUNG MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MISSILE WOUND; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL STUDY; THORAX PRESSURE;

ANIMAL; BLAST INJURIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIREARMS; HUMAN; LUNG; MANIKINS; SWINE; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0023855076     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198801001-00026     Document Type: Article

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