TRAUMATIC DISTORTIONS OF THE PRIMATE HEAD AND CHEST: CORRELATION OF BIOMECHANICAL RADIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL DATA

High speed cinefluorographic studies were performed on anesthetized primates during graded, experimental blunt impacts of the head or chest. Cineframe data were analyzed frame by frame to identify dynamic anatomic movement patterns during each injury. The results indicate that the brain and heart undergo significant displacements within the first few milliseconds (ms) post-impact and these transient interior motions were correlated with physiologic and pathologic changes as well as impact force and deceleration.

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  Society of Automotive Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Shatsky, S A
  • Alter III, W A
  • Evans, D E
  • Armbrostmacher, V
  • Clark, G
• Conference:
  • Stapp Car Crash Conference Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 351-381
• Serial:
  • Volume: 18

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biophysics; Brain; Crash injury research; Crash tests; Head; Heart; High speed photography; Postcrash phase; Primates; Thorax; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Post-crash
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083606
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #741186
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 1975 12:00AM