Investigating methods for determining mismatch in near side vehicle impacts

Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation

Volumn 45, Issue , 2009, Pages 256-261

  Loftis, Kathryn ^a   Martin, R Shayn ^b   Meredith, J Wayne ^b   Stitzel, Joel ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CIREN; Near side motor vehicle crash; Occupant injury; Vehicle mismatch

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; AVERAGE DIFFERENCE; CIREN; CRASH INJURY RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING NETWORKS; HEAD INJURIES; HIGHWAY SAFETY; IN-VEHICLE; INJURY SEVERITY; LOW CORRELATION; MISMATCH PROBLEMS; MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS; MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES; NEAR SIDE MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH; OCCUPANT INJURY; PULMONARY CONTUSION; SERIOUS INJURIES; SIDE IMPACT; STANDARD DEVIATION; VEHICLE IMPACT; VEHICLE TYPES;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; CURBS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; MOTORS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS;

VEHICLES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEAD INJURY; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LUNG CONTUSION; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PELVIS FRACTURE; RIB FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT;

EID: 65749108861     PISSN: 00678856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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