Female crash test dummy can reduce injuries

Monday, August 20, 2012 - 08:20 in Health & Medicine

Women are twice as likely as men to suffer whiplash injuries when hit from behind. Nevertheless, the crash test dummy used for testing is based on the average male. Chalmers researcher Anna Carlsson has now produced a prototype for the first crash test dummy in the world to represent the average female.

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