Sources of head injuries and the reconstruction of vehicle head contacts in pedestrian accidents.

Author(s)
Ashton, S.J. Greetham, T.A. Fritz, H.B. & Pereira, M.
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Abstract

THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF HEAD INJURIES IN PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS AND THE INFLUENCE OF HEAD IMPACT LOCATION ON THE SEVERITY OF HEAD INJURIES IS EXAMINED BY REFERENCE TO THE PICS DATA FILE. THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM, IN WHICH THE RELATIVE STIFFNESSES OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THE HOOD FENDER TOP SURFACE WERE DETERMINED ARE DESCRIBED AND COMPARED TO THE ACCIDENT DATA ANALYSIS. THE INITIAL FINDINGS OF A PROGRAM TO RECONSTRUCT PEDESTRIAN HEAD TO VEHICLE CONTACTS IS REPORTED AND PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE RECONSTRUCTION OF HEAD IMPACTS DISCUSSED.(A) FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT OF THE CONFERENCE SEE IRRD 802816.

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C 51610 (In: B 23221 [electronic version only]) /84 / IRRD 802883
Source

In: Ninth International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles held at Kyoto, Japan, November 1-4 1982, p. 671-682

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