Chest and abdominal injuries to occupants in far side crashes

Fildes, Brian; Fitzharris, Michael; Gabler, Hampton Clay; Digges, Kennerly; Smith, Stu

Affiliations

¹Monash University Accident Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia

²Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

³George Washington University, VA

⁴GM Holden Innoveation

Abstract

This paper describes an analysis of collisions and injuries to occupants involved in far side collisions.

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