Table 43         Extremity Injury Criteria Tolerance Levels

Injury Criteria

Tolerance Levels

Criterion

Units

Level 0

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

No Injury

Egress

Minor Injury

Egress

Major Injury

Egress Assisted

Severe Injury

Medical Assistance

Potentially Non survivable

Humerus Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture

Index

<1

1 – 1.3

(Simple Fracture)

>1.3

(Complex Fracture)

-

-

Ulna Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

<1

1 – 1.3

(Simple Fracture)

>1.3

(Complex Fracture)

-

-

Radius Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

<1

1 – 1.3

(Simple Fracture)

>1.3

(Complex Fracture)

-

-

Shoulder Injury Criterion

Impact Velocity (m/s)

<2

2 – 5

(Minor Injury)

>5

(Total dislocation)

-

-

Hand Fracture Criterion

Impact Velocity (m/s)

<5

>5

(Fracture to hand or wrist)

-

-

-

Sharp Hand Laceration Criterion

Impact Velocity (m/s)

<2.5

2.5 – 5.0

(Minor Laceration)

>5.0

(Major Laceration)

-

-

Blunt Hand Laceration Criterion

Impact Velocity (m/s)

<5.0

5.0 – 8.0

(Minor Laceration)

>8.0

(Major Laceration)

-

-

Femur Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

<1

<1

0.75 – 1.3

(Simple Fracture)

>1.3

(Complex Fracture)

-

Tibia Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

<1

<1

0.75 – 1.3

(Simple Fracture)

>1.3

(Complex Fracture)

-

Fibula Fracture Index Criterion

Fracture Index

<1

<1

0.75 – 1.3

(Simple Fracture)

>1.3

(Complex Fracture)

-

Knee Dislocation Criterion

Shear Longitudinal Displacement

(mm)

<8

8 – 15

(Knee soft tissue damage)

>15

(Total dislocation / ligament rupture)

-

-