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Accidental injury : biomechanics and prevention /

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Crash injuries

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nahum, Alan M., 1931-, Melvin, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [2002]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Wounds and Injuries > prevention & control.
Biomechanical Phenomena.
Automobiles.
Air Bags.
Seat Belts.
Table of Contents:
  • The application of biomechanics to the understanding of injury and healing
  • Instrumentation in experimental design
  • The use of public crash data in biomechanical research
  • Anthropomorphic test devices
  • Injury risk assessments based on dummy responses
  • Radiologic analysis of trauma
  • A review of mathematical occupant simulation models
  • Occupant restraint systems
  • Airbag inflation-induced injury biomechanics
  • Biomechanics of bone
  • Biomechanics of soft tissue
  • Skull and facial bone trauma
  • Brain-injury biomechanics
  • Biomechanics of head trauma : head protection
  • Biomechanical aspects of cervical trauma
  • Biomechanics of thoracic trauma
  • Biomechanics of abdominal trauma
  • Injury to the thoracolumbar spine and pelvis
  • Injury to the extremities
  • Child passenger protection
  • Pediatric biomechanics
  • Vehicle interactions with pedestrians