AN OVERVIEW OF ANATOMICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN IN THE ADULT WORLD OF AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DESIGN
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 of this paper 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.
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE (AAAM)
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Authors:
- Huelke, D F
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Conference:
- 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
- Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
- Date: 1998-10-5 to 1998-10-7
- Publication Date: 1998
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 93-113
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Serial:
- Publication of: ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MEDICINE
- Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)
- ISSN: 0892-6484
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Anatomy; Anthropometry; Biophysics; Center of gravity; Child restraint systems; Children; Head; Infants; Mass; Traffic safety; Vehicle safety
- Uncontrolled Terms: Growth and development (Children)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00767369
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Aug 11 1999 12:00AM