Citation

Hagedorn AV, Rhule DA. Accid. Reconstr. J. 2012; 22(2): 27-31.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Accident Reconstruction Journal)

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Abstract

Injury criteria performance limits (ICPLs) for child dummies are derived from Hybrid III adult dummies. This paper summarizes the preliminary results of a study to confirm the ICPLs by reconstructing real-world accident cases that resulted in injuries to children. Three cases were chosen for reconstruction based on criteria that considered the age and anthropometry of the victim, the type of injury and the ability to reproduce the injury mode. The reconstructions produced neck and head loading findings consistent with the physical evidence from the actual crash scenario and autopsy results. The results from these three case studies indicate that the ICPLs established for the CRABI 12-month-old and the Hybrid III 6-year-old dummies were reasonable for the tested conditions. Limitations of this study and directions for future research are discussed.