Table 31         Proposed Tolerance Levels For Abdomen Injury Criteria

Injury Level

Injury Tolerance Levels

Equivalent Abdomen Compression

Equivalent AIS

Equivalent

Legislation

 

Abdomen Compression

Abdomen Deflection

-

-

0

(No Injury)

<10%

<20 mm

0

-

1

(Very Minor Injury)

10 - 20%

20 - 40 mm

1

40 mm

BR/BCT609

2

(Minor Lacerations)

20 - 40%

40 - 60 mm

2

-

3

(Severe Lacerations And Abdomen Contamination)

>40%

>80 mm

3-5

-

4

-

-

-

-