Predicting the Significance of Injuries Potentially Caused by Non-Lethal Weapons: Tympanic Membrane Rupture (TMR), Permanent Threshold Shift (PTS), and Photothermal Retinal Lesions

June, 2016
IDA document: D-8118
FFRDC: Systems and Analyses Center
Type: Documents
Division: Science and Technology Division , Science, Systems and Sustainment Division
Authors:
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Shelley M. Cazares, Allison L. King, Leon R. Hirsch, Jenny R. Holzer, Michael S. Finnin See more authors
IDA assessed the significance three types of non-lethal injuries based on medical care required to treat the injury or complication, and any complication that restricts the person’s employment or other activities for the rest of his or her life.