TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Prediction of cervical spine injury risk for the 6-year-old child in frontal crashes
JO  - Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
A1  - Sherwood, Christopher P.
A1  - Shaw, C. Gregory
A1  - Van Rooij, Lex
A1  - Kent, Richard W.
A1  - Gupta, Praveen K.
A1  - Crandall, Jeffrey Richard
A1  - Orzechowski, Kelly M.
A1  - Eichelberger, Martin R.
A1  - Kallieris, Dimitrios
SP  - 231
EP  - 247
VL  - 46
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N2  - This paper presents a series of 49 km/h sled tests using the Hybrid III 6-year-old dummy in a high-back booster, a low-back booster, and a three-point belt. Although it is shown that non-contact cervical spine injuries are rare in correctly restrained children in this age group, neck loads exceeded published injury thresholds in all tests. The dummy kinematics were compared to the kinematics of a 12-year-old cadaver tested in a similar impact environment. This comparison was expanded using MADYMO simulations. It is concluded that the stiff thoracic spine of the dummy results in high neck forces and moments that are not representative of the true injury potential.
LA  - 
SN  - 1540-0360
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -