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O Conner said crash-test dummies are now generally modeled after a person who weighs about 167 pounds with a healthy body mass index His company designs new models based on measurements of the person of 270 pounds with a BMI of 35, including the centers for disease control and prevention and other health groups, considered morbidly obese.
O Conner said seat belts, airbags and other safety devices are designed for thinner people and don t fit the heaviest people in the same way.
In general, you want someone in a very tight position with their back against the seat back and the seatbelt tight pelvis, O Conner explained An obese person has more weight around midsection and rear more wide that pushes out of position they are sitting further forward and the belt does not enter the pool easily.
Studies indicate that these drivers are indeed at greater risk of car accidents in 2010, researchers from the University of Buffalo and Erie County Medical Center analyzed more than 150,000 car accidents in the United States and found that considered moderately obese drivers had an increased risk of death 21 percent of morbidly obese drivers were 56 percent more likely to die in an accident, the study found.
Dr. Mark Reiter, president of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, said he knew of no significant differences in the types of injuries between thin and fat drivers but said obese victims of car accidents can be difficult to treat.
It is more difficult to perform medical procedures such as intubation breathing tubes and inserting chest tubes for collapsed lungs and they may have other chronic conditions that put them at increased risk, he said, adding, that sometimes necklaces and transport boards can not adapt.
It seems reasonable to use test dummies who have different body types to see if it has an impact on the types of injuries and severity.
Russ Raider, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a group that tests vehicles for safety and utilizes Humanetics models in its tests, said cars that work well in crash tests are designed to protect people of all sizes.
There is certainly a place for the Crash Test Dummies heavier, he said, for example, engineering more robust restraint systems such as seat belts and airbags.
However, all the improvements we've seen in vehicle safety over the last two decades are allowing people to walk accidents without serious injury, regardless of size.
Humanetics O Conner said it is unclear whether the heavier passengers are also more at risk, but he said he supposes He also said that the data used to create new models indicated that drivers of obese women had twice the risk of becoming a fatality compared to obese men.
With over 70 percent of Americans now overweight or obese, according to CDC, O Conner said the risk of death for obese people in cars is a serious problem that must be addressed.
We must find a way to make cars safer for everyone, regardless of size, he said.
The heftier models Humanetics enter the trial use by the end of this year and will be available for wider use next year, O Conner said.
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