Effects of different types of headrests in rear-end collisions.

Author(s)
Nygren, Å. Gustafsson, H. & Tingvall, C.
Year
Abstract

It is shown that whiplash injuries in rear- end collisions often lead to permanent disability. Ten percent of those initially complaining about neck pain after a rear- end collision had remaining problems 5 years after the accident and were judged as permanently, medically disabled. The results of whiplash injuries in terms of permanent disability were not affected by headrest fitting and type. The present study is based on 339675 accidents and determines if the variations of the effects of headrests in different car models could be explained by their type and position.

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Library number
B 27288 (In: B 27275 [electronic version only]) /84 /91 / IRRD 801553
Source

In: 10th International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles, Oxford, England, July 1-4, 1985, p. 85-90, 10 ref.

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