Injury mechanism in non-penetrating thoracic impact: finite element study
Keywords:
biomechanics, impact, blunt trauma, finite elementsAbstract
The work presented is motivated especially by behind armor blunt trauma, that is, injury following the defeat of a high-energy projectile by a rigid body armor. While the bullet is stopped and the effects of the projectile penetrating the biological tissues are prevented, a considerable amount of energy is transmitted through the projective layers of the armor, and delivered to the human body. Eventually, tissues behind the body armor are injured. An idealized model of the thorax (thoracic wall and lung) was built. The dynamic response of the thorax model is calculated. The results presented allow to describe a probable injury mechanism.
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