A study on damage effect of different variable shock pressure levels to rabbit physiological system

A study of impact damage to rabbit is carried out by using a shock tube improved from a light-gas gun device, at different shock wave pressures. Based on the measurement of the variation of its physiological characteristics and organs (lung, kidney etc.), the effects of shock response and damage coregulation on the overall physiological systems were investigated. The results showed the damage of lung increases with increasing shock wave pressure. The ratio of wet to dry of injured lung increases with increasing pressure. We obtained the relation between this ratio and the shock wave pressure. We found the blood pressures decreases with increasing shock wave pressure. The shock wave has a significant impact on the other organs besides the lung.