%0 Journal Article
%T Misuse mode and effects analysis (MMEA) - an approach to predict and quantify misuse of child restraint systems (CRS)
%J Proceedings: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Annual Conference
%D 1991
%A Czernakowski, Waldemar J.
%A Muller, Michael
%V 35
%N 
%P 27-43
%X Safety products such as CRS will only guarantee their full safety function if they are used according to the instructions of the manufacturers. The safety function will be affected if a safety product is misused by the consumer. Product failures like excessive head excursion, abdominal loading etc. are criteria that are subject to standard testing and - different to misuse - may be detected and prevented before the product is put into use. The misuse criterion is rather vague, subjective and not subject to quantitative assessment. The effects of CRS being misused may be severe, as published by a number of authors (Petrucelli, 1986; Shellness/Jewett, 1983; Weber/Melvin, 1983; Ziegler, 1983). Report includes diagrams and data collection instruments. The target of this work is trying to find systematic expert procedures to predict, assess and hopefully reduce or eliminate the risk of misuse.<p />
%G 
%I Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
%@ 1540-0344
%U http://dx.doi.org/