injury analysis, traumatology, medical, biomechanic

INJURY ANALYSIS

A thorough crash study makes it possible to better understand the occupant injuries: for example, during a frontal impact, an unbelted driver may impact the windshield, the inner panel or the interior mirror. It all depends on the direction of the impact force. This kind of analysis can describe occupant injuries.

To understand these injury mechanisms, a detailed vehicle analysis is necessary :

Definition of occupants projection direction
Seatbelts analysis
Pretensioners, airbags and load limiters analysis
Impacts traces at a vehicle level
Occupant injury analysis
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