Citation

Mertz HJ, Prasad P, Dalmotas DJ, Irwin AL. Stapp Car Crash J. 2016; 60: 1-9.

Affiliation

General Motors LLC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27871091

Abstract

Injury Risk Curves are developed from cadaver data for sternal deflections produced by anterior, distributed chest loads for a 25, 45, 55, 65 and 75 year-old Small Female, Mid-Size Male and Large Male based on the variations of bone strengths with age. These curves show that the risk of AIS ≥ 3 thoracic injury increases with the age of the person. This observation is consistent with NASS data of frontal accidents which shows that older unbelted drivers have a higher risk of AIS ≥ 3 chest injury than younger drivers.

Language: en