Scaling of Experimental Data on Cerebral Concussion in Sub-Human Primates to Concussion Threshold for Man 670906
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 second2 will have a >99% probability of producing concussion. The scaling factors presented herein tentatively indicate that an acceleration of 7,500 radians per second2 will have the same probability of producing concussion in man.
Citation: Ommaya, A., Yarnell, P., Hirsch, A., and Harris, E., "Scaling of Experimental Data on Cerebral Concussion in Sub-Human Primates to Concussion Threshold for Man," SAE Technical Paper 670906, 1967, https://doi.org/10.4271/670906. Download Citation
Author(s):
A. K. Ommaya, P. Yarnell, A. E. Hirsch, E. H. Harris
Affiliated:
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Institutes of Health
Pages: 6
Event:
11th Stapp Car Crash Conference (1967)
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
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