Characteristics of Thoracic Organ Injuries in Frontal Crashes

The introduction of airbags has not significantly reduced serious thoracic injury for belted occupants in frontal crashes. This thesis has investigated the effectiveness of airbags and the characteristics of residual thoracic organ injury incurred by belted occupants in vehicles equipped with airbag...

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Main Author: Thor, Craig Phillip
Other Authors: Biomedical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36309
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12192008-223648/