International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1979 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

5 - 7 September 1979; Goeteborg (Sweden)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Current epidemiology - field accident studies
AIS as a measure of injury related incapacitation time among selected age and sex groups
T Kruse, K Jorgensen, H V Nielsen, E L Nordentoft
DESCRIPTION OF 3225 VICTIMS OF ROAD-TRAFFIC-ACCIDENT TRAUMA ACCORDING TO TYPE OF ACCIDENT, SEVERITY OF INJURY, AND NATURE OF LESIONS SUSTAINED
K Jorgensen, T Kruse, R L Somers, R Weeth
A STUDY OF 93 FATAL TWO-WHEELED MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
J B Pedder, S B Hagues, G M Mackay
SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION WHO SUFFER TRAUMA AS PEDESTRIANS WHEN HIT BY CARS AND SOME RESULTING IMPLICATIONS
S J Ashton, G M Mackay
INFLUENCE OF AGE AND RESTRAINT FORCE VALUE ON THES SERIOUSNESS OF THORACIC INJURIES SUSTAINED BY BELTED OCCUPANTS IN REAL ACCIDENTS
C Thomas, J Y Foret-Bruno, F Hartemann, C Tarriere, C Got, A Patel
Session 2: Special topics in current epidemiology
THE PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF CRASH HELMETS - A Study of 96 motorcycle accidents
B Aldman, L Thorngren, H Gustafsson, A Nygren, J Wersaell
THE MEDICAL AND BIODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION OF FATAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS
I R Hill
MAINPOINTS OF THE ENDANGERING BY DIFFERENT VEHICLE FRONT CONTOURS, THEIR ELEMENT/BODY REGION COMBINATIONS, AS WELL AS THE TYPE OF INJURIES PRODUCED
G Stuertz
LOWER LIMB INJURIES TO CAR OCCUPANTS IN FRONTAL IMPACTS
P F Gloyns, H R M Hayes, S J Rattenbury, P D Thomas, H C Mills, D K Griffiths
Session 3: Biomechanics of soft tissue injuries
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CEREBRAL LESIONS INDUCED BY IMPACT ON DEAD AND LIVING ANIMALS
J P Cotte, A Payan
CORRELATION BETWEEN BRAIN INJURY AND INTRACRANIAL PRESSURES IN EXPERIMENTAL HEAD IMPACTS
C Ward, A Nahum
THE AGE AS A FACTOR INFLUENCING SOFT TISSUE INJURIES
G Schmidt
SYNTHESIS OF ABDOMINAL INJURIES IN FRONTAL COLLISIONS WITH BELT-WEARING CADAVERS COMPARED WITH INJURIES SUSTAINED BY REAL-LIFE ACCIDENT VICTIMS - PROBLEMS OF SIMULATION WITH DUMMIES AND PROTECTION CRITERIA
G Walfisch, A Fayon, Y C Leung, C Tarriere, C Got, A Patel
BIOMECHANICAL DEDUCTIONS OFFERED BY THE SOFT TISSUE'S MORPHOPATHOLOGY
Gh Scripcaru, N Ianovici, M Anghel
Session 4: Specialised topics in biomechanics - the thorax
ANALYSIS OF DATA CONNECTED WITH RIB FRACTURES OBSERVED IN SIMULATIONS OF IMPACTS PERFORMED WITH INSTRUMENTED CADAVERS
J SACRESTE, A Fayon, C Tarriere, C Got, A Patel
THORAX ACCELERATION MEASURED AT THE 6TH THORACIC VERTEBRA IN CONNECTION TO THORAX AND SPINAL COLUMN INJURY DEGREE
D Kallieris, F Schulz, J Barz, R Mattern, G Schmidt
MULTIPLE CINEPHOTOGRAMMETRIC DETERMINATION OF THORAX DEFORMATION UNDER BELT LOAD
J P Verriest, A Chapon
BEHAVIOUR OF RESTRAINED DUMMIES AND CADAVERS IN FRONTAL IMPACTS
M Ramet, D Cesari
Session 5: Other special topics in biomechanics
PROBLEMS ARISING WHEN USING INJURY SCALES IN THE BIOMECHANICAL INVESTIGATION WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF THE AGE INFLUENCE
R Mattern, J Barz, F Schulz, D Kallieris, G Schmidt
PHYSICAL SIMULATION OF HUMAN LEG-BUMPER IMPACTS
B Aldman, B Lundell, L Thorngren, O Bunketorp, B Romanus
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF PELVIS TOLERANCE IN LATERAL IMPACT
M Ramet, D Cesari
FACIAL-, HEAD- und NECK INJURIES ORIGINATING FROM ROAD-TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
C E Andersson, C G Baeckstroem, E Forsman, H Gustafsson, L E Nilsson, A Nygren, J Wersaell
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF INJURIES OBSERVED ON PEDESTRIANS
P Bourret, J Farisse, R Larousse, P Billault, M Ramet, D Cesari, C Cavallero
Session 6: Various problems on safety
AN ANALYSIS OF THE FIELD PERFORMANCE OF SOME STEERING SYSTEMS COMPLYING WITH CURRENT SAFETY LEGISLATION
P F Gloyns, H R M Hayes, D K Griffiths, S J Rattenbury, P D Thomas, H C Mills
INFLUENCE OF SEAT DESIGN ON THE KINEMATICS AND LOADINGS OF THE BELTED DUMMY
D Adomeit, H Appel
CAR ACCIDENT MATHEMATICAL MODEL - FEMUR AND PELVIS STRESS ANALYSIS
P M Calderale, A Garro, G L Lorenzi
BACK TRAUMA IN INDUSTRY
D A Stubbs, P R Davis
BIOKINETIC LIMITS IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
L Solberg Larsen, A Aasberg