International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1986 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

2 - 4 September 1986; Zurich (Switzerland)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Priorities in injury prevention
THE APPLICATON OF CRASH VICTIM SIMULATION MODELS IN ASSESSING INJURY REDUCTION PRIORITIES
K H Digges, D S Cohen, L Stucki
EARLY RESULTS OF SEAT BELT LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
B J Campbell, F A Campbell
AN ATTEMPT TO PLACE IN AN ORDER OF PRIORITY THE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY
C Tarriere
ESTIMATED UNITED STATES INCIDENCE OF DISABLING AND FATAL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TRAUMAS: A NEED TO RE-EVALUATE PRIORITIES?
T E Anderson, D C Viano
Session 2: Biomechanical data based on accident analysis
THE INVESTIGATION OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS BY THE POLICE
R Halonbrenner
SEAT BELT EFFICIENCY : PAIRED CASE STUDY WITH UNBELTED AND BELTED OCCUPANTS
G Vallet, M Ramet, G Debiez, A Dedoyan, F Durand
HEAD AND FACE INJURIES TO CAR OCCUPANTS IN ACCIDENTS - FIELD DATA 1983-1985
M A Bradford, A Otubushin, P Thomas, N K B Robertson, P D Green
EVALUATION OF THE AIS AS A MEASURE OF PROBABILITY OF DEATH
M S Ulman, R L Stalnaker
Session 3: Biomechanics of head injuries
A GENERALIZED ACCELERATION MODEL FOR BRAIN INJURY THRESHOLD (GAMBIT)
J A Newman
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOME BIOMECHANICAL AND DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SKULL AND THE RISK OF CEREBRAL INJURIES
F Chamouard, C Tarriere, C Got, F Guillon, A Patel, J Hureau
HEAD ACCELERATION TOLERANCE DERIVED FROM FALLS INTO WATER
C L Morfey
PEDESTRIAN HEAD IMPACTS : Development and Validation of a Mathematical Model
T J Gibson, R W Hinrichs, A J McLean
THE DEVELOPMENT OF COACH SEATS AS A RESTRAINT SYSTEM
H J Krueger
Session 4: Protection of pedestrians and two-wheelers
KINEMATICS AND HEAD INJURIES IN VEHICLE / PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 KPH
J Grandel, H Zeisberger, F H Walz
DESIGN OF A PEDESTRIAN COMPATIBLE CAR FRONT
M Gaegauf, R Kaeser, E Meyer, G Reif
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE INJURY SITUATION FOR THE USERS OF TWO-WHEEL VEHICLES
D Otte, H Appel, E G Suren
USER ACCEPTABILITY AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF HARD-SHELL BICYCLE HELMETS - RESULTS OF A UK SURVEY
M M Colyer, J C F Hallam, K Hui, G D W Lewis, C L Morfey, J E Thorpe
THE PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF BICYCLE HELMETS - A STUDY OF PAIRED SAMPLES IN A COMPUTER-BASED ACCIDENT MATERIAL IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
P o Kroon, O Bunketorp, B Romanus
Session 5: Protection of motorcycle riders
AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF MOTORCYCLE CRASHWORTHINESS
P V Hight, P E Newhall, K Langwieder, G M Mackay
LEG PROTECTION FOR MOTORCYCLISTS
B P Chinn, M A Macaulay
COLLISION DYNAMICS IN EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATIONS OF 90DEG MOTORCYCLE COLLISIONS AGAINST THE SIDE OF MOVING PASSENGER CARS
M Lindenmann, J Grandel, F A Berg,
Session 6: Biomechanics of the thorax
RESPONSE OF AN ARTIFICIAL THORAX SYSTEM TO IMPACT
H C Shew, W Goldsmith
REQUIREMENTS FOR MINIMISING THORACIC INJURY IN SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENTS
M G Langdon
AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE BIOKINETIC PRINCIPLES GOVERNING NON-PENETRATING IMPACT TO THE CHEST AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE RATE OF BODY WALL DISTORTION UPON THE SEVERITY OF LUNG INJURY
G J Cooper, R L Maynard