THIS PAPER DESCRIBES WORK CONDUCTED TO ESTABLISH WHETHER OR NOT CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOMORPHIC TEST DEVICES (ATD'S) EMPLOYED IN STANDARD (48 KM/HR RIGID BARRIER) CAR CRASH TESTS ARE APPROPRIATE SURROGATES FOR MONITORING FOR FACIAL INJURIES. THE STUDY EXAMINES A VARIETY OF FIELD ACCIDENT DATA BASES FROM WHICH GENERAL TRENDS REGARDING FACIAL INJURY ARE DEDUCED. FROM ONE SUCH DATA BASE, SPECIFIC ACCIDENTS WERE SELECTED WHICH COMPARED FAVORABLY TO CERTAIN TESTS IN AN EXISTING CAR TO BARRIER CRASH DATA BASE. DRIVER DUMMY HEAD MOTION AND STEERING WHEEL INTERACTION WERE CORRELATED TO SPECIFIC CASE ACCIDENTS WHERE KNOWN FACIAL INJURIES OCCURRED. RESULTS OF THESE ANALYSES INDICATE THAT OBSERVATIONS OF ATD KINEMATICS COULD PROVIDE INDICATIONS OF FACIAL IMPACT SEVERITY AND HENCE OF FACIAL INJURY PROBABILITY. SPECIFIC TYPES OF INJURIES, HOWEVER, CANNOT BE DEDUCED SINCE CURRENT ATD FACE DESIGN IS ENTIRELY WITHOUT APPROPRIATE INJURY RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS.(Author/publisher).
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