A THORACO-ABDOMINAL MODEL FOR VISCERAL RESPONSE TO EXPERIMENTALLY MEASURED DEFORMATIONS

摘要

Dynamic external deformation of the human torso region has been shown to induce traumatic injury to underlying anatomical structures. Previous experiments utilizing post-mortem human specimens (PMHS) have correlated biomechanical response, e.g., compression and V*C, to risk of injury as observed during post-test autopsy [1]. Biomechanical measurements are often obtained from the chestband device, a flexible steel belt instrumented circumferentially with strain gages.