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Mortality in Small Animals Exposed in a Shock Tube to "sharp"-rising Overpressures of 3-4 MSEC Duration
註釋A total of 661 animals were exposed to "sharp"--Rising overpressures of 3-4 msec duration using a shock tube of novel design which produced a pressure pulse similar to that obtained with high explosives. The reflected shock overpressures associated with 50 per cent lethality were 29.0, 38.6, 35.2 and 35.6 psi for the mouse, rat, guinea pig and rabbit, respectively. Other observations included the time of death in mortally wounded animals and gross pathological lesions likely to contribute to mortality. Selected data from the literature bearing upon the influence of overpressure and pulse duration on lethality were reviewed. These included pulse durations ranging from less than 1 msec to 6-8 sec.