Analysis of injury mechanism and thoracic response of elderly, small female PMHS in near-side impact scenarios

CONCLUSIONS: This research points to two areas of concern that likely require further analysis: (1) the appropriateness of potentially oversimplified PMHS testing to establish injury thresholds and define injury criteria for complicated crash scenarios; (2) the importance of identifying the precise timing of injuries to better understand the effect of current passive restraint systems.PMID:37267001 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2022.2160198

Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - June 2, 2023 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: John Bolte Clare Fibbi Angela C Tesny Yun-Seok Kang Amanda M Agnew Benjamin K Shurtz Bengt Pipkorn Heather Rhule Kevin Moorhouse Source Type: research