TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Influence of impact velocity and chest compression on experimental pulmonary injury severity in rabbits
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Lau, V. K.
A1  - Viano, David C.
SP  - 1022
EP  - 1028
VL  - 21
IS  - 12
N2  - The effect of impact velocity and displacement on pulmonary injury in rabbits was investigated by producing a series of nonpenetrating anteroposterior sternal impacts involving velocities of 5 to 18 m/s and displacements of 2 to 45 mm. Contusion of the bronchial region was dominant at impact velocities below 6 m/s and displacements above 20 mm; contusion of the alveolar region was dominant at impact velocities above 15 m/s and displacements above 2 mm. When impact velocity and displacement were high, both bronchial and alveolar regions were injured. Pulmonary injury severity, expressed as a severity index adopted from the Abbreviated Injury Scale 1976 (AIS), correlated well with impact displacement at a given velocity but poorly with the peak reactive force, impulse transfer, peak esophageal pressure, or the amount of of available energy.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -