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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698106203321

Autore

Pike Jeffrey A

Titolo

Automotive safety : anatomy, injury, testing & regulation / / Jeffrey A. Pike

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale PA USA) : , : Society of Automotive Engineers, , [1990]

©1990

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 electronic text (v, 174 pages)) : illustrations, digital file ; ; cm

Collana

Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications

Disciplina

617.1/028

Soggetti

Crash injuries

Crash injuries - Classification

MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine

MEDICAL / Health Risk Assessment

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Automotive

Accident and emergency medicine

Medical screening

Automotive technology and trades

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-91).

Nota di contenuto

1. Technology -- 2. Anatomy and injury -- 3. Injury scaling -- 4. Regulation and testing.

Sommario/riassunto

The increasing importance of safety performance in all aspects of motor vehicle design, development, manufacture and marketing makes it necessary for professionals working in these areas to be more aware of safety considerations. Organized into four information-packed chapters, contents of this comprehensive publication include: terminology, anatomy and injury, injury scaling, regulation and testing.  Appendices include various safety laws and regulatory-related documents which are referred to in the text. The background material and concepts presented in this book will be useful as a basis to aid in the understanding of future developments in this fascinating area.