International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1987 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

8 - 10 September 1987; Birmingham (UK)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Two-wheelers protection
QUANTIFICATION OF PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF SPECIAL SYNTHETIC PROTECTORS IN CLOTHING FOR MOTORCYCLISTS
D Otte, V Middelhauve
Improvements in the Design and Performance of Motorcycle Helmets
A Gilchrist, N J Mills
INJURY MECHANISMS IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
P M Fuller, J N Snider
AFTER HELMETS - IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
J B Pedder, J A Newman
Session 2: Car occupants protection
INVESTIGATION INTO THE SAFETY OF BABIES IN CARRY-COTS RESTRAINED BY A HARNESS
K P Glaeser
HEAD AND TORSO INJURIES TO RESTRAINED DRIVERS FROM THE STEERING SYSTEM
P Thomas
E VALUATION OF DEVICES TO MEASURE THE INJURY MITIGATION PROPERTIES OF STEERING SYSTEMS
K Digges, D Cohen, R Eppinger, J Hackney, R Morgan, L Stucki, R Saul
MISUSE OF THREE-POINT OCCUPANTS RESTRAINTS IN REAL-WORLD COLLISIONS
R N Green, A German, Z M Gorski, E S Nowak, D M Dance
ABDOMINAL INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF REAR-SEAT LAP BELTS IN REAL-WORLD COLLISIONS
R N Green, A German, Z M Gorski, E S Nowak, D M Dance
THE PERFORMANCE OF AGED USED SEATBELTS
M Griffiths, A Skidmore
Session 3: Biomechanics of head and spine injuries
A METHOD TO EVALUATE THE BENEFIT OF ENERGY-ABSORBING MATERIAL FOR SIDE IMPACT PROTECTION
D C Viano
RECONSTRUCTIONS OF REAL-LIFE SIDE IMPACT COLLISIONS
F Brun-Cassan, Y Pincemaille, C Tarriere
SAFETY OF WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANTS IN ROAD TRANSPORT
J Kooi, E G Janssen
A CRASH SEVERITY INDICATOR AND ITS USEFULNESS
B Aldman, C Tingvall
Session 4: Biomechanics of head and spine injuries
VERTEBRAL COLUMN INJURIES IN 90-DEGREES COLLISIONS - A STUDY WITH POST-MORTEM HUMAN SUBJECTS
D Kallieris, G Schmidt, R Mattern
A LUMPED PARAMETER APPROACH TO SIMULATE THE ROTATIONAL HEAD MOTION
T C Low, R L Stalnaker
THE RELEVANCE OF THE BIOMECHANICS OF IMPACT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF HEAD INJURED PATIENTS IN THE ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
D W Yates, J M Hadfield, R A Little
TRANSLATIONAL ENERGY CRITERIA AND ITS CORRELATION WITH HEAD INJURY IN THE SUB-HUMAN PRIMATE
R L Stalnaker, T C Low, A C Lin
METHODS FOR STUDYING EFFECTS ON THE SPINE UNDER DIFFERENT LOADS
A-L Osvalder, P Neuman, B Aldman, P Loevsund, A Nordwall
FRACTURE/DISLOCATION OF THE UPPER CERVICAL SPINE DURING MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION : BIOMECHANICS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPANT PROTECTION
R N Green, M J Shkrum, E S Nowak
THE BIOFIDELITY OF THE EUROSID NECK
F Bendjellal, C Tarriere, R L Stalnacker, D Gillet, M S Ulman, F Guillon