Accident Biomechanics and Safety

Lecturer:

Jitka Jírová

Tutor:

Jitka Jírová

Supervisor:

Department of Mechanics and Materials

Synopsis:

Anatomy of Man. Biomechanics of musculo-skeletal system. Medical diagnostic methods - X-ray, CT, MRI, US. Dynamics and causes of traumatic events. Pedestrian injuries. Injury accidents in road, rail and air traffic. Analysis of physical processes in terms of injury biomechanics. Principles of treatment and rehabilitation. Safety equipment and precautions to reduce the consequences of traffic accidens.

Requirements:

Knowledge of mathematics and mechanics.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Basic knowledge of biomechanics, analysis of the causes and consequences of road accidents, ways of the reducing the consequences of accidents through technical and legislative measures.

Study materials:

Margareta Nordin, Victor H. Frankel: Basic biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1989

Knight, B.: Simpson´s forensic medicine. 10. ed. London, Arnold 1991.

J. Valenta a kol.: Biomechanika. Academia, Praha 1985.

J. Tesař: Soudní lékařství. Avicenum 1985.

Radomír Čihák: Anatomie 1, Praha 2001

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• BI nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• DS nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• ID nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• ME nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• PL nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)
• TR nav.prez. 11/12 (compulsory elective course)