Table 27         Showing Proposed Tolerance Levels For The Lateral Rib Fracture Criterion

Injury Level

Injury Criteria Level

Chest Deflection

Equivalent AIS

Equivalent

Legislation

Equivalent EuroNCAP

 

Compression whole thorax

Chest width 350 mm

-

-

-

0

(No Rib Fracture)

12%

42 mm

0

42 mm

96/27/EC

<22 – Green

<29 – Yellow

<35 – Orange

<42 – Brown

>42 - Red

1

(1 rib Fracture)

15%

53 mm

1

-

-

2

(2 –3 rib fractures)

18%

63 mm

2 - 3

-

-

3

(4 or more rib fractures)

21%

74 mm

4

-

-

4

(4 or more rib fractures)

21%

74 mm

4

-

-