Citation

Schreck RM, Patrick LM. Proc. Stapp Car Crash Conf. 1975; 19: 317-343.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, Society of Automotive Engineers SAE)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Tests were conducted to provide information on the mechanics of child restraint with a five-point harness system. For anatomical reasons, the juvenile chimpanzee was chosen as the best approximation to the human child. Sedated juvenile male chimpanzees withstood frontal deceleration tests in a five-point harness at crash speeds of 32. 2, 40. 2, and 48. 3 km/h (20, 25, and 30 mph) without skeletal bone fractures or evidence of soft tissue injury. Injury assessment was by X-ray and blood serum enzyme analysis as well as ECG readings and post-test observations of the animals' behavior. While this animal model does not fully guarantee the identical performance of a five-point harness system with humans, these results support the opinion that the protection offered a child occupant in a five-point system is comparable to that available to adult passengers in conventional automotive restraint systems.

Language: en