Analysis of existing injury criteria to evaluate the severity of thoracic impact injury.

The article presents a study which defines a method used for evaluating the injury potential of less lethal projectiles on the thoracic region. The study uses accelerometers and pressure sensors to measure the skeletal dynamic deflection and the distribution of thoracic response in porcine models. Result shows that kinetic energy is not sufficient for the local skeletal response to the impact of two projectiles.