Citation

Melvin JW, Mohan D, Stalnaker RL. Transp. Res. Rec. 1976; 586: 11-22.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

This paper is a brief review of the complex subject of human injury mechanisms and impact tolerance. Automotive accident-related injury patterns are briefly described, and the status of knowledge in the biomechanics of trauma of the head, neck, chest, abdomen, and extremities is discussed.