TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - A study of impacts to the lateral protected and unprotected head
JO  - Proceedings: Stapp Car Crash Conference
A1  - Nahum, A.
A1  - Ward, C.
A1  - Schneider, D.
A1  - Raasch, F.
A1  - Adams, S.
SP  - 241
EP  - 268
VL  - 25
IS  - 
N2  - In an earlier series of papers, we reported on the results of a study of frontal impacts to cadaver heads which were protected and unprotected. New data is presented to quantify head response to laterally directed impacts. The temporo-parietal area of the head in stationary unembalmed cadaver subjects was struck by a rigid impactor mass. Both helmeted and unhelmeted exposures were compared. Data collected included impactor energy, intracranial pressures at selected locations, and composite analyses from a nine accelerometer array system. In addition the data was entered into a finite element head model. Stresses and strains were predicted for various intracranial locations. The applicability of head injury indices in understanding lateral head impact are commented on.<p />
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SN  - 0585-086X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -