Head Kinematics and Shoulder Biomechanics in Shoulder Impacts Similar to Pedestrian Crashes-A THUMS Study

• Published in: Traffic injury prevention Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 498 - 506
• Main Authors: Paas, Ruth, Davidsson, Johan, Brolin, Karin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 04.07.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data; Biomechanical Phenomena; Biomechanics; Computer Simulation; Craniocerebral Trauma - physiopathology; Fatalities; head; Head - physiology; Head injuries; Health risks; Humans; Injuries; Kinematics; Models, Biological; pedestrian; Pedestrians; Safety; Safety systems; Shoulder; Shoulder - physiology; Shoulder Injuries; Spine; THUMS; Traffic accidents & safety; Walking - injuries; head; pedestrian; spine; biomechanics; shoulder; THUMS

Objective: Head injuries account for the largest percentage of fatalities among pedestrians in car crashes. To prevent or mitigate such injuries, safety systems that reduce head linear and rotational acceleration should be introduced. Human body models (HBMs) are valuable safety system evaluation to...