Superior-Inferior Head Impact Tolerance Levels

Details

• Personal Author:
  Alem NM ; Melvin JW ; Nusholtz GS
• Description:
  The objectives of this research project were first to generate experimental kinematic response and injury data resulting from axial (superior-inferior) head impacts, then to use the generated results to establish a head/neck tolerance level to be used in the design and testing of protective industrial helmets. Fourteen impact tests were conducted on cadaveric specimens. parameters of impact were the impactor weight (10 kg), its velocity at impact (7 to 11 m/s), padding of the impactor (0- to 5-cm ensolite), and the neck alignment with the spinal column. Peaks of the impact force ranged from 3 to 17 kn. Measured responses were the head 3-D motion and the spinal column accelerations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Autopsy Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Safety-engineering; Safety-helmets; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Spinal-shock; Autopsies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DCDSD - Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-279
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000734
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83-144501
• Citation:
  NIOSH, 1982 Nov; :1-279
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Transportation Research Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0de5470d4daa3ae6615a4242b608e0cad2cb0145dd5e86c88c1b37ef4b659727dec37462c2d8c04d44683231c9e3c68befcc855075de1f9ae10cf4ae436955d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/234275/cdc_234275_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.32 MB ]