Overview
Exponent's Biomechanics staff uses engineering and biomedical
science to explore the cause, nature, and severity of injuries.
Whether we are investigating an accident or working on preventing
occupational, recreational, or transportation injuries, we
offer an unparalleled combination of experience and expertise
in injury analysis and research.
We analyze all of the following:
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Injury claims, mechanisms, and prevention
in all types of accidents |
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Effectiveness of restraint systems |
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Ergonomic design |
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Low-speed and high-speed automotive collisions |
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Helmet effectiveness |
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Occupational injuries |
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Recreational and sports injuries |
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Implant designs |
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Cardiovascular medicine and device failure |
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Human body dynamics |
The type and distribution of injuries, combined with our
extensive experience in human injury tolerance, allows us
to determine forces and motions that must have occurred to
produce the injuries. Using medical records, injury analysis
can frequently provide information about human dynamics that
is not directly available through other means. Through close
interaction with the Accident Reconstruction and Human Factors
service areas, we analyze the human's overall role in a case,
from accident causation to injury severity and likelihood.
Testing, frequently with anthropomorphic dummies, can be used
as confirmation and demonstration of our biomechanical analysis.
Using this multidisciplinary approach, we are able to scientifically
determine whether a claimed injury is consistent with the
exposure to a certain action or environment.
Occupational Injury We have vast experience in preventing
and assessing occupational injury:
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Analyzing the head injury protection provided
by helmets |
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Evaluating loads on the spine, to assess potential for
injury during lifting or in an automobile accident |
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Developing guidelines for the design of
computer equipment and workspace to minimize risk of cumulative
trauma disorders. |
Recreational Activities We have evaluated many recreational
activities to assess (among other issues) the effectiveness
of ski binding releases, the injury protection provided by
softer baseballs for children, the safety of trampolines,
the use of helmets while riding all-terrain vehicles, and
protection for occupants of vehicles that roll over.
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