ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL FRACTURE DISLOCATION IN LAP-BELT RESTRAINED CHILDREN

This paper discusses an attempt to relate measured loading at the neck junction of a restrained six year old Anthropometric Dummy (ATD) during a frontal crash, to the mechanism of upper cervical fracture dislocation in young children. Lap belt, lap shoulder belt and a four point restraint system are considered. The basis for the reconstructions is the fatal injury to lap-belt restrained young children seated in the rear seat of contemporary minivans. The study concludes that simple forces and bending moments measured on such an ATD may not provide a sufficient basis for judging the likelihood of such an injury. Suggestions for a more comprehensive injury analysis are made. (A) For the covering abstract of the compendium see IRRD 880073.

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  • Accession Number: 00725320
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
  • ISBN: 1-56091-422-X
  • Files: ITRD
  • Created Date: Sep 26 1996 12:00AM