An analysis of maximum vehicle G forces and brain injury in motorsports crashes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 246-249

  Weaver, Christopher S ^a,b   Sloan, Brian K ^a,b   Brizendine, Edward J ^b   Bock, Henry ^a,b  

^a Indy Racing League   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Automotive crashes; Head injury; Racing

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORCE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MOTOR SPORT; MOTOR VEHICLE; SENSOR; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; BRAIN INJURIES; GRAVITATION; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS;

EID: 33144470711     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000184773.07870.5e     Document Type: Article

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