It is a universally accepted fact that the proper use of well designed infant and child restraint systems can significantly decrease the risk of death and serious injury in motor vehicle crashs involving normal children. however,when premature infants are placed in semi-reclined infant safety seats… More

It is a universally accepted fact that the proper use of well designed restraint systems can significantly decrease the risk of death and serious injury in motor vehicle crashes involving drivers and passengers that are in a re- able state of health, physiological well being , and mental capability.… More

Wheelchair occupants are extremely vulnerable to injury in even moderate speed crashes because of the open environment in which they are being transported today. it is common practice to transport the wheelchair bound population facingsideways in vans and busses. this side-facing orientation exposes… More

Wheelchair occupants in school buses are extremely vulnerable to injury in even moderate speed crashes because of the open envirnoment in which they are being transported today. it is common practice to transport this wheelchair bound population facing sideways in vans and buses. this side-facing… More

The objective of this program is the creation of a child injury data base for use in biomechanics research. the focus of this study is the definition of injuries observed in young children who have been involved in automobile accidents while restrained by child restraint systems. a six month… More

Passengers in the cargo area, cargo box, or bed, of a pickup truck are extremely vulnerable to death and injury caused, not only by crashes and sudden maneuvers, but often due to normal driving responses over off-road terrain. There are approximately 10,000 pickup trucks involved in fatal crashes… More

Infant mortality and morbidity due to motor vehicle crashes has significantly decreased since the use of infant restraint systems has become mandatory. However, the unique problems of the protection of low birth weight (LBW) and physically fragile infant occupants in automobile crashes has not been… More