Injuries in heavy trucks and the effectiveness of seat belts.

Author(s)
Andersson, A. Högström, K. & Svensson, L.
Year
Abstract

The paper describes heavy truck accidents, injuries resulting from these accidents and their distribution over the body. The fatal injuries are either head or abdominal injuries. The steering wheel is the single item which has caused the most injuries and suggestions are given for technical solutions to this problem. The distribution of steering wheel injuries over the body is shown. A three point safety belt could decrease the severity of the injuries in as many as 74% of the cases. A technical solution for a three-point retractor belt in combination with a suspension seat is described.

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Library number
B 18925 (In: B 18906 [electronic version only]) /84/91/ IRRD 256320
Source

In: Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine AAAM, Rochester, New York, October 7-9, 1980, p. 212-221, 11 fig., 7 ref.

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