Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 7 , Pages 729-738, September 2007

Injury risk of a 6-year-old wheelchair-seated occupant in a frontal motor vehicle impact—‘ANSI/RESNA WC-19’ sled testing analysis

  • DongRan Ha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
    • Injury Risk Assessment and Prevention (iRAP) Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology, Forbes Tower, Suite 5044, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, United States. Tel.: +1 412 656 1177.
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  • Gina Bertocci

      Affiliations

    • Injury Risk Assessment and Prevention (iRAP) Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
    • Injury Risk Assessment and Prevention (iRAP) Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
    • RERC on Wheelchair Transportation Safety, United States

Received 13 December 2005; received in revised form 30 August 2006; accepted 31 August 2006. published online 25 January 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(06)00180-9

doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2006.08.011

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 29, Issue 7 , Pages 729-738, September 2007