Research Article
Effects of Explosion Shock Waves on Lung Injuries in Rabbits
Table 3
Injury of rabbits by blast shock wave.
| No. | Distance (r/m) | Peak overpressure (kPa) | Injury level | Injury situation |
| 1 | 1.0 | 533 | Severe | Alveolar structure completely destroyed; partial cell apoptosis | 2 | 1.2 | 390 | Severe | 3 | 1.5 | 249 | Moderate | Most alveolar structures destroyed | 4 | 2.0 | 102 | Moderate | 5 | 2.5 | 69 | Mild | A small number of alveolar structures destroyed |
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