International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1985 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

24 - 26 June 1985; Gothenburg (Sweden)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Epidemiology and accident studies of head and neck injuries
HEAD AND NECK INJURIES IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN GOETEBORG IN 1983
O Bunketorp, B Romanus, P O Kroon
RISK AND MECHANISMS OF INJURIES TO THE CERVICAL SPINE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
D Otte, J R Rether
CLINICAL STUDY OF HEAD INJURIES IN PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC UNCONSCIOUSNESS
A Chapon, A J Dedoyan, J P Verriest
ROAD ACCIDENTS EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONSEQUENCES OF HEAD TRAUMA FOR CHILDREN
M Dejeammes, R Biard, B Seriat Gautier
FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF HEAD AND NECK INJURIES AS A FUNCTION OF TYPES OF TRAFFIC USERS
G Vallet, M Ramet
Session 2: Biomechanics of two-wheeler and pedestrian head and neck injuries
Head Injuries in Moped and Bicycle Collisions Implications for Bicycle Helmet Design
F H Walz, L Dubas, F Burkart, D Kosik
COMPARISON OF HEAD AND OTHER INJURIES IN MELBOURNE PEDAL AND MOTOR CYCLIST CASUALTIES
F T McDermott, G L Klug
THE BIOMECHANICS OF MOTORCYCLE HELMET RETENTION
N J Mills, R F Ward
HEAVY PROTECTIVE HELMETS AND NECK INJURIES - A theoretical and electromyographic study
O Bunketorp, L Lindstroem, L Peterson, R Oertengren
ANALYSIS OF PEDESTRIAN HEAD KINEMATICS BASED ON CAR-PEDESTRIAN TEST RESULTS
D Cesari, C Cavallero, P Billault, M Berthommier, J Farisse, J Bonnoit, B Seriat-Gautier, B Castera
Session 3: Biomechanics of head protection criteria
PERSPECTIVES ON HEAD INJURY RESEARCH
D C Viano
DYNAMIC BIOFIDELITY OF THE PART 572 AND HYBRID III ANTHROPOMORPHIC TEST DUMMY HEADS
C Ward
THE APPLICATION OF THE NEW MEAN STRAIN CRITERION (NMSC)
R L Stalnaker, C A Lin, D A Guenther
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL SPINAL CORD INJURY MODELS
T E Anderson, D C Viano
A STUDY OF SCALING AND HEAD INJURY CRITERA USING PHYSICAL MODEL EXPERIMENTS
S S Margulies, L E Thibault, T A Gennarelli
ON THE APPLICATION OF THE HIC AS HEAD PROTECTION CRITERION
E Faerber, F Kramer
A STUDY OF HEAD AND NECK INJURY MECHANISMS BY RECONSTRUCTION OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
A Ommaya, K Digges
Session 4: Various biomechanical problems of head and neck protection
THE HEAD-REST - A NECESSARY SAFETY-FEATURE FOR MODERN PASSENGER CARS
R Weissner, E Ensslen
NECK INJURIES IN REAR END CAR COLLISIONS
G Carlsson, S Nielsson, A Nilsson-Ehle, H Norin, L Ysander, R Oertengren
TESTING OF SPORTING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: A TOOL IN APPLIED RESEARCH
M Malmqvist