Study of chest injuries to 3-year-old child occupants seated in impact shield and 5-point harness CRSs.
Yong HanDi PanJun OuyangLei QianKoji MizunoAnguo CangPublished in: Traffic injury prevention (2018)
When using the impact shield CRS, the chest deformed substantially in dummy tests and FE simulations, and chest and abdominal injuries were observed in pig tests. It is possible that these chest injuries could also occur to child occupants sitting in the impact shield CRS.