REVIEW: BIOMECHANICS OF CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION

This paper provides a review of the following issues: the differences in injury patterns between adults and children under similar loading conditions during an automotive crash event. Because of the recent awareness and the ensuing necessity, as an example, injuries including fatalities due to airbag deployment are discussed. Biomechanical differences explain the varying injury patterns and mechanisms of injury. The commonly adopted scaling techniques for predicting pediatric tolerances are described. A comparison of the biomechanical properties of the pediatric and adult structures is given. Some insight is provided with regard to the use of these data to develop validated mathematical models of pediatric structures. The paper concludes with recommendations for further research.

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  GORDON AND BREACH SCIENCE PUB.

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• Authors:
  • Kleinberger, Michael
  • Yoganandan, Narayan
  • Kumaresan, S
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 63-73
• Serial:
  • Crash Prevention and Injury Control
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: GORDON AND BREACH SCIENCE PUB.
  • ISSN: 1028-6586

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adults; Child restraint systems; Infants; Injury types; Occupant protection devices; Passenger security
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797541
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2000 12:00AM