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A Study of Impacts to the Lateral Protected and Unprotected Head
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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.
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Nahum, A., Ward, C., Schneider, D., Raasch, F. et al., "A Study of Impacts to the Lateral Protected and Unprotected Head," SAE Technical Paper 811006, 1981, https://doi.org/10.4271/811006.Also In
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