Forces, moments, and accelerations acting on an unrestrained dummy during simulations of three wheelchair accidents

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 304-310

  Sosner, Julian ^a,b   Fast, Avital ^b   Begeman, Paul ^c   Sheu, Robert ^a   Kahan, Brian ^d,e  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Montefiore Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental Falls; Acute Brain Injury; Geriatrics; Travel; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS; HUMAN FORM MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WHEELCHAIRS;

HEAD INJURY CRITERIA (HIC); INJURY ASSESSMENT VALUES (IAV);

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; WHEELCHAIR;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS; HUMANS; PHYSICS; WHEELCHAIRS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031194032     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199707000-00009     Document Type: Article

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