Tolerance of the skull to blunt ballistic temporo-parietal impact

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2479-2485

  Raymond, David ^a   Van Ee, Chris ^a   Crawford, Gregory ^a   Bir, Cynthia ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Less lethal; Skull fracture

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC IMPACT; CADAVER HEADS; CT IMAGE; FRACTURE FORCE; IMPACT SITE; IMPACTORS; INJURY CRITERIA; LESS-LETHAL; PEAK FORCE; PRINCIPAL STRAIN; SERIOUS INJURIES; SKULL FRACTURE; TOLERANCE LEVELS;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GAGES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PROJECTILES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

FRACTURE;

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOMECHANICS; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKULL FRACTURE; TEMPORAL BONE; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SKULL FRACTURES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 70350389164     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.07.018     Document Type: Article

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