INFANTS AND CHILDREN IN THE ADULT WORLD OF AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DESIGN: PEDIATRIC AND ANATOMICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR DESIGN OF CHILD RESTRAINTS

THE INFANT AND CHILD DIFFER STRUCTURALLY FROM THE ADULT IN A NUMBER OF WAYS WHICH ARE CRITICAL TO THE DESIGN FOR PROTECTION AGAINST IMPACT FORCES AND FOR ADEQUATE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. THE PURPOSE IS TO BRING TOGETHER A PROFILE OF THE ANATOMY, ANTHROPOMETRY, GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFANT AND CHILD. AGE DIFFERENCES RELATED TO THE PROPER DESIGN OF CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ARE EMPHASIZED. PROBLEMS DISCUSSED INCLUDE CHILD-ADULT STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES, CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE BODY, THE HEAD MASS IN RELATION TO THE NECK AND GENERAL BODY PROPORTIONS, POSITIONS OF KEY ORGANS, AND BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TISSUES. /A/RRL/FESR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 2, No 3, PP 267-280, 13 FIG
• Authors:
  • Burdi, A R
  • Huelke, D F
  • Snyder, R G
  • Lowrey, G H
• Publication Date: 1969-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of Biomechanics
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0021-9290
  • Serial URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00219290

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Age; Anatomy; Automobiles; Center of gravity; Constraints; Design; Environmental impacts; Head; Human factors; Impacts; Living things; Manual safety belts; Neck; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Biological factors; Body; Minors
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222792
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1970 12:00AM