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Virtual Assessment of a Representative Torso Airbag under the Fall from Height Impact Conditions

Raúl Aranda-Marco and
Steffen Peldschus

Safety2023, 9(3), 53;https://doi.org/10.3390/safety9030053

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1 August 2023

A fall from height is the main cause of serious injuries and fatalities in occupational and work-related accidents, especially construction. Falls from scaffolds, ladders, or roofs are very frequent accident scenarios. Especially for those falls from...

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A Biomechanical Study for Developing Wearable-Sensor System to Prevent Hip Fractures among Seniors

Gongbing Shan,
Xiang Zhang,
Mingliang Meng and
Brandie Wilde

Appl. Sci.2017, 7(8), 771;https://doi.org/10.3390/app7080771

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30 July 2017

As the population ages, falls are becoming a major health problem, not only for those with some degree of balance or mobility impairment, but also among healthy active seniors. Previous studies suggest that the degradation of human sensorimotor funct...

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