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984832
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b739202
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Protective devices : : types, uses and safety /\ Victor E. Argosyan, editor.
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New York :: Nova Science Publishers,, c2010.
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| Series Statement
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Safety and risk in society series
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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1611224381
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: 9781611224382
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1608762238
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9781608762231
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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PROTECTIVE DEVICES TYPES, USES AND SAFETY; PROTECTIVE DEVICES TYPES, USES AND SAFETY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; HEAD RESTRAINTS AND WHIPLASH: THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; The Issue ; A Brief History of Whiplash Injury ; Early Definitions of Whiplash ; Transition of the Term Whiplash Injury to "Whiplash Associated Disorders" (WAD) ; Mechanism of Whiplash Injury Occurrence; Whiplash -- Minor Injury and Low Priority? ; Relationship of Head Restraints and Whiplash Injuries ; Definitions for Head Restraints; Why Head Restraints are Required.
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A) The existing insurance compensation system Gap in the Literature ; KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF CORRECT HEAD RESTRAINT POSITIONING ; Knowledge and Awareness Studies ; EVOLUTION OF CHANGES IN REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND POLICY FOR HEAD RESTRAINTS ; Standards and Regulations ; Head restraint height ; Backset ; Dynamic test ; Benefits of Harmonization ; Safety Ratings ; IIWPG Rating System ; Swedish Road Administration (SRA) Ratings; European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) Ratings; STRATEGIES TO REDUCE WHIPLASH INJURIES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS ; Future Research -- Filling the Gaps.
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Comparing Dummies to HumansRISK FACTORS FOR WHIPLASH INJURY AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS ; 1. Individual-Related Risk Factors; a) History of neck pain or injury ; b) Lower Body Mass Index (BMI) ; c) Tall drivers/occupants and head restraint geometry ; d) Old age ; e) Women ; 2. Vehicle-Related Risk Factors; a) Wearing a seatbelt; b) Drivers and front-seated occupants ; c) Mass of the striking vehicle; d) Speed of the striking vehicle; e) Impact direction of the vehicle; f) Extent of vehicle deformation; g) Stiff vehicle structure ; h) Poor quality seats; 3. Social Policy-Related Risk Factors.
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Rear-End Collisions and Cost of Whiplash InjuriesEffectiveness of Head Restraints in Reducing Rear Impact Whiplash Injuries ; Incorrect Adjustment of Head Restraints and Risk of Whiplash Injury ; Definition for Correct Adjustment of Head Restraints; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEAD RESTRAINTS AND WHIPLASH ; Head-to-Neck Kinematics ; Head Restraint Height ; Neck Injury Criterion (NIC); Delta-V ; Seatback Stiffness; Seatback Energy Absorption; The Entire Seat Plays a Role; Active Head Restraints; Overall Seat Design Principles; Vehicle Seat Ratings.
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Surveillance Occupational Medicine ; Burden of Neck Pain in Occupational Settings ; Growing Corporate Responsibility to Ensure Employee Safety ; Need for Knowledge Mobilization ; Current Initiatives ; Future Directions from an Occupational Health Perspective; Using the 3 E's of Injury Prevention; The Social Marketing Approach ; Why Use Social Marketing in Public Health?; Principles of Social Marketing; Examples of Successful Social Marketing Campaigns related to Driving ; Click it or ticket (North Carolina, US); Copy cat (UK) ; Zero tolerance means zero chances (US)
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Safety appliances.
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Safety appliances.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Industrial Health Safety.
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| Dewey Classification
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620.8/6
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T55
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| Added Entry
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Argosyan, Victor E.
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