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News Release
Office of News and Information
Johns Hopkins University
901 South Bond Street, Suite 540
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
Phone: 443-287-9960 | Fax: 443-287-9898
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May 24, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Phil Sneiderman
443-287-9907
prs@jhu.edu
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Students Develop Safety Vest
Design May Prevent Car Crash Injuries
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Photo D: The engineering students tested their injury
prevention system on a high-tech crash dummy that simulated
a 108-pound woman.
Photo by Will Kirk |
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Photo E: Inside the protective vest, the students placed
three layers of foam padding, each with a different
density.
Photo by Will Kirk |
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Photo F: The dummy was strapped onto a sled to gauge the
effects during the equivalent of a 20-mph head-on crash or
a 35- to 40-mph crash involving a moving car striking a
parked vehicle.
Photo by Will Kirk |
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Photo G: Richard Chen
Photo by Will Kirk |
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Photo H: Patrick Danaher
Photo by Will Kirk |
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Photo I: Ryan Lavender
Photo by Will Kirk |
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Photo J: Gary S. Sorock
Photo by Will Kirk |
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Photo K: Andrew Merkle
Photo by Will Kirk |
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