@article{ref1,
title="Age-specific injury risk curves for distributed, anterior thoracic loading of various sizes of adults based on sternal deflections",
journal="Stapp car crash journal",
year="2016",
author="Mertz, Harold J. and Prasad, Priya and Dalmotas, Dainius J. and Irwin, Annette L.",
volume="60",
number="",
pages="1-9",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1532-8546",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}