Design and injury assessment criteria for blunt ballistic impacts

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1218-1224

  Bir, Cynthia ^a   Viano, David C ^a,b  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b PROBIOMECHANICS LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic impact; Blunt trauma; Injury criteria; Less lethal; Non penetrating munitions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CADAVER; ENERGY; FEMALE; FORCE; GENDER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; KINETICS; LETHALITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; THORAX INJURY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 11144222162     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000114066.77967.DE     Document Type: Article

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