SCALING OF EXPERIMENTAL DATA ON CEREBRAL CONCUSSION IN SUB-HUMAN PRIMATES TO CONCUSSION THRESHOLD FOR MAN
- 1 December 1967
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- Published by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Abstract
A method of extending the results of experiments on concussion-producing head rotations on lower primate subjects to predict the rotations required to produce concussions in man is presented. A rational scheme of development of the overall investigation is outlined. Theoretical scaling factors are derived and discussed and the results of concussion-producing tests on the Rhesus monkey are presented in chart form. A chart of angular acceleration required to produce concussion in the Rhesus monkey indicates that an acceleration of 40,000 radians per second sq will have a 99 percent probability of producing concussion. The scaling factors presented herein tentatively indicate that an acceleration of 7,500 radians per second sq will have the same probability of producing concussion in man.Keywords
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