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The effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries in Europe

During the last 5 years, the number of cars fitted with side airbags has dramatically increased. They are now standard equipment, even on many smaller cars or less luxurious vehicles. While some side air bags offer thoracic protection alone, there are those that combine thoracic and head protection...

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Main Authors: Yves Page, Pete Thomas, Veronique Herve, Alan Kirk
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Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/2636
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description During the last 5 years, the number of cars fitted with side airbags has dramatically increased. They are now standard equipment, even on many smaller cars or less luxurious vehicles. While some side air bags offer thoracic protection alone, there are those that combine thoracic and head protection (of which most deploy from the seat). Other systems employ separate airbags for head and thorax protection, which are designed to be effective noticeably in a crash against a pole.
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spelling rr-article-93383362006-01-01T00:00:00Z The effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries in Europe Yves Page (7149161) Pete Thomas (1249617) Veronique Herve (7149164) Alan Kirk (1254300) Design not elsewhere classified untagged Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified During the last 5 years, the number of cars fitted with side airbags has dramatically increased. They are now standard equipment, even on many smaller cars or less luxurious vehicles. While some side air bags offer thoracic protection alone, there are those that combine thoracic and head protection (of which most deploy from the seat). Other systems employ separate airbags for head and thorax protection, which are designed to be effective noticeably in a crash against a pole. 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Online resource 2134/2636 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/The_effectiveness_of_side_airbags_in_preventing_thoracic_injuries_in_Europe/9338336 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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Pete Thomas
Veronique Herve
Alan Kirk
The effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries in Europe
title The effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries in Europe
title_full The effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries in Europe
title_fullStr The effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries in Europe
title_full_unstemmed The effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries in Europe
title_short The effectiveness of side airbags in preventing thoracic injuries in Europe
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url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/2636