TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1975//
TI  - Frontal crash evaluation tests of a five-point harness child restraint
JO  - Proceedings: Stapp Car Crash Conference
A1  - Schreck, R. M.
A1  - Patrick, L. M.
SP  - 317
EP  - 343
VL  - 19
IS  - 
N2  - Tests were conducted to provide information on the mechanics of child restraint with a five-point harness system. For anatomical reasons, the juvenile chimpanzee was chosen as the best approximation to the human child. Sedated juvenile male chimpanzees withstood frontal deceleration tests in a five-point harness at crash speeds of 32. 2, 40. 2, and 48. 3 km/h (20, 25, and 30 mph) without skeletal bone fractures or evidence of soft tissue injury. Injury assessment was by X-ray and blood serum enzyme analysis as well as ECG readings and post-test observations of the animals' behavior. While this animal model does not fully guarantee the identical performance of a five-point harness system with humans, these results support the opinion that the protection offered a child occupant in a five-point system is comparable to that available to adult passengers in conventional automotive restraint systems.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0585-086X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -