• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2014

Pedestrian to vehicle traffic accidents show a very high mortality rate compared to the frequency of occurrence. In order to improve the pedestrian protection performance of the vehicle, the korean government added a "pedestrian safety" entry from the year 2007. The performance for pedestrian protection of current vehicles gradually improved compared to the past, but it is still insufficient. It was found that the pedestrian protection performance was very weak, such as the top of the bonnet, the A-pillar and under the front windshield. A application of an active hood and pedestrian protection airbags can be countermeasures for these weak points of pedestrian safety. The active hood and pedestrian protection airbags are designed and manufactured to apply to the top of the hood and to the bottom of the windshield. The manufactured system is equipped in a test vehicle and evaluated based on the Korea New Car Assessment Program(KNCAP) test procedures for the performance of pedestrian safety. As a result, the outstanding effect of pedestrian protection has been achieved by the active hood and the pedestrian protection airbag. The rates of pedestrian injury are reduced by 82.2% and 95.4%, respectively.

• International Journal of Safety
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2011

In 2001, an independent official board was constituted in Japan to investigate aircraft and railway accidents. In the past 10 years, many accidents and serious incidents have been investigated and these official reports were published by the board, on which the author had sat for 9 years as boarding member. In the interim, there were several train disasters which mocked our trust in railways and also many apparent trivial incidents. In recent years, serious incidents, which a door of running rail cars opens suddenly with some trouble, happen 2 or 3 times in a year. For the past 10 years, such incidents have happened 14 times and 13 cases of them were closed by the board mentioned above. In these 13 cases, no one fell off the rail car, so that the death toll was none luckily. In this paper, these 13 serious incidents are picked up among all the reports published by the board and outlined using some tables. Especially, fall accidents of passengers are discussed mainly from the view point of impact force and duration time. Then, the equation of HIC (Head Injury Criteria) and the risk curves in terms of the HIC are dealt with properly.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2015

Purpose: To compare clinical and radiographic outcomes of between two and three Kirschner wire(K-wire) intramedullary fixation for fractures in the neck of the metacarpal bone. Methods: A single institutional retrospective review identified 28 cases of metacarpal fractures between March 2010 and August 2014. Each of the cases met the inclusion criteria for closed, extra-articular fractures of the neck of the metacarpal bone. The patient groups were divided by the number of K-wire. Outcomes were compared for range of motion of the metacarpophalangeal joint, radiographic parameters, and period until union. Results: The fractures were treated with either 2 Kirschner wire fixation (n=10) or 3 Kirschner wire fixation (n=18). The active range of motion of metacarpophalangeal joint and radiographic result showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups. The mean union period was 5.9 weeks. However, four cases suffered distal head perforation in 2 K-wire fixation group and one case in 3 K-wire fixation group. Conclusion: Multiple retrograde intramedullary Kirschner wire fixation is a good treatment of choice for fractures in the neck of the metacarpal bone. To prevent metacarpal head perforation, it is preferred to use three K-wires than two K-wires.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권8호
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• pp.1113-1118
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• 2010

차량의 내장부품 설계에 있어 내장 부품의 탑승자 보호를 위한 FMVSS 201 법규에 따른 FMH 충격성능 만족을 위한 충격흡수구조 설계 방법이 필요하다. 충격흡수구조 설계 과정에 있어 FMH 충격 성능은 헤드라이닝의 타격 위치 및 헤드폼의 접근각에 따라 위치별로 각각 다르게 설정되며, FMH 충격 흡수부재는 위치에 따른 차체의 강성 및 상관부품을 고려하여 각 타격 위치에 따른 적절한 충격 흡수 성능을 가져야 하며 차체 강성의 변화를 고려한 효율적인 설계 방법이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 충격 흡수구조 설계 과정에 있어 초기 설계안에 대한 충격 강도 검토의 시간을 줄이기 위해 전차량 시뮬레이션에서 수행하던 FMH 충격흡수부재 설계를 단위 모델의 압궤 시뮬레이션을 통해 진행함으로써 보다 빠르고 효율적으로 타격 위치별 적합한 충격 흡수구조를 설계하는 방법을 검토하였다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2023

In this study, 50 ABE-type hard hats were procured from five certified commercial manufacturers, and shock absorption tests were conducted in accordance with Protective Equipment Safety Certification Notice No. 2020-35. The tests were performed under both high- and low-temperature conditions, adhering to safety helmet testing standards. The highest shock transmission ranges were recorded in the tests, with an average energy range of 2,600-4,108 N at high temperatures and 2,316-3,991 N at low temperatures. All five hard hat models demonstrated a maximum transmitted impact force below 4,450 N, without any loss of cap and attachment functionality, confirming their compliance with performance standards. Furthermore, we evaluated the side impact performance of the safety helmets of each company, with an average range of 4,722-5,267 N. Company A exhibited the lowest measurement at 4,722 N. Comparing these results with international safety standards and the national shock absorption test criteria, it was observed that the maximum transmitted shock value using government-specified impact weight falls within the range of 4,450-5,000 N. However, it was noted that developed countries have established specific standards for the side impact forces on safety helmets, which are legally mandated. Consequently, it is imperative for South Korea to enhance its safety helmet side impact performance test methodology to align with domestic standards in the future.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.54-58
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• 2006

Purpose: The committee on trauma of the american college of surgeons, in its manual resources for optimal care of the injured patients involved in falls from less than 20 feet need not be taken to trauma centers. Because triage criteria dictate less urgency for low-level falls, this classification scheme has demerits for early detection and treatment of serious problems in the emergency room. Methods: A prospective analysis was conducted of 182 patients treated for fall-related trauma from June 2003 to March 2004. Falls were classified as group A (<3 m), group B (${\geq}3m$, <6 m), and group C (${\geq}6m$). Collected data included the patient's age, gender, site and height of fall, surface fallen upon, body area of first impact, body regions of injuries, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and Injury Severity Score (ISS). Results: The 182 patients were classified as group A (105) 57.7%, group B (61) 33.5%, and group C (16) 8.8%. There was a weak positive correlation between the height of fall and the patients' ISS in the three groups (p<0.001). There were significant differences in GCS (p=0.017), RTS (p=0.034), and ISS (p=0.007) between group A and B. In cases that the head was the initial impact area of the body, the GCS (p<0.001) and the RTS (p=0.002) were lower, but the ISS (p<0.001) was higher than it was for other type of injuries. Hard surfaces as an impact surface type, had an influence on the GCS (p<0.001) and the ISS (p=0.025). Conclusion: To simply categorize patients who fall over 6 meters as severely injured patients doesn't have much meaning, and though patients may have fallen less than 6 meters, they should be categorized by using the dynamics (impact surface type, initial body - impact area) of their fall.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2013

Purpose: Non-invasive blood pressure measurement is widely used as a pre-hospital triage tool for blunt trauma patients. However, scant data exits for using the mean arterial pressure (MAP), compared to the systolic blood pressure, as a guiding index. The aim of this study was to determine the association between adverse outcomes and mean arterial pressure (MAP) and to exhibit the therapeutic range of the MAP in adult blunt trauma patients. Methods: The electronic medical records for all trauma patients in a single hospital from January 2010 to September 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients below 17 years of age, patients with penetrating injuries, and patients with serious head trauma (injuries containing any skull fractures or any intracranial hemorrhages) were excluded. Adverse outcomes were defined as one of the following: death in the Emergency Department (ED), admission via operating theater, admission to the intensive care unit, transfer to another hospital for emergency surgery, or discharge as hopeless. Results: There were 14,537 patients who met entry criteria. Adverse outcomes occurred for MAPs in range from 90 to 120 mmHg. Adverse outcomes were found, after adjusting for confounding variables, to occur increasingly as the MAP declined below 90 mmHg or rose above 120 mmHg. Conclusion: Not only lower but also higher mean arterial pressure is associated with increased adverse outcomes in adult blunt trauma patients. Thus, patients with a MAP above 120 mmHg should be considered as a special group requiring higher medical attention, just as those with a MAP below 90 mmHg are.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.144-148
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• 2007

Purpose: The management of hemorrhagic shock is critical for trauma patients. To assess hemorrhagic shock, the clinician commonly uses a change in positional blood pressure, the shock index, an estimate of the diameter of inferior vena cava based on sonography, and an evaluation of hypoperfusion complex shown on a CT scan. To add the finding for the hypoperfusion complex, the 'halo sign' was introduced recently. To our knowledge, this 'halo sign' has not been evaluated for its clinical usefulness, so we designed this study to evaluate its usefulness and to find the useful CT signs for hypoperfusion complex. Methods: The study was done from January 2007 to May 2007. All medical records and CT images of 124 patients with trauma were reviewed, of which 103 patients were included. Exclusion criteria was as follows: 1) age < 15 year old and 2) head trauma score of AIS ${\geq}$ 5. Results: The value of kappa, to assess the inter-observer agreement, was 0.51 (p < 0.001). The variables of the halo-sign-positive group were statistically different from those of the halo-sign-negative group. The rate of transfusion for the halo-sign-positive group was about 10 times higher than that of the halo-sign-negative group and the rate of mortality was about 6 times higher. Conclusion: In the setting of trauma, early abdominal CT can show diffuse abnormalities due to hypoperfusion complex. Recognition of these signs is important in order to prevent an unwanted outcome in hemorrhagic shock. We conclude that the halo sign is a useful one for hypoperfusion complex and that it is useful for assessing the degree of hemorrhagic shock.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.147-157
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• 1992

약체X염색체 증후군은 최근에 발견된 X염색체와 관련된 정신박약의 일종으로서 현재 뇌의 발달과의 연관성에 대해 집중적으로 활발히 연구되고 있는 증후군이다. 인간의 세포내에는 보통 46 개의 염색체가 있으며 그 중에서 성을 구별짓는 염색체는 X와 Y이다. 남성은 X, Y를 소유하고 있으며 여성은 두개의 X를 소유하고 있다. 그러나 많은 연구 결과에 의하면 약체 X염색체중 환자의 경우에 X염색체의 가장자리 부분이 수축되어서 쉽게 갈라지거나 손상입기쉬워서 그 중상을 약체염색체증이라 명명하였다. 특히 남성에게 두드러지게 나타나는데 그 이유는 성을 구별짓는 염색체가 X, Y 이므로 하나의 X염색체가 손상되었을 경우에 이를 보충할 수 없지만 여성 의 경우에는 또다른 X염색체가 보충할 수 있는 가능성이 높으므로 남성이 여성보다 더 많은 분포를 나타낸다. 역사적으로 고찰할 때 어느 한나라에서 집중적으로 연구된 것이 아니고 세계 각국(특히 유럽지역과 호주)의 공동의 노력으로 이와같은 최신 정보와 연구 결과를 탄생시킬 수 있었다. 임상적 신체적 특징으로는 비대 고환과 비대 귓바퀴가 두드러지게 관찰되고 있으며 언어적 특성으로는 표현 언어 능력부족, 인지 능력지체, 제한된 단어 사용, 그리고 의미없는 반향어를 사용한다. 또한 수많은 부적응 행동을 보이기 때문에 자폐증과의 관련 여부에 대한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있을 뿐만 아니라 밀접한 연관성을 뒷받침하는 연구 결과들이 계속적으로 속출하고 있다. 치료 방법으로는 실험실 연구 결과에 의해 엽산의 투여가 효과적임이 주목되고 있으며 또한 생화학적 연구가 활발해 짐에 따라 더 많은 치료 방안이 소개될 것이 기대되어 진다. 약체염색체증은 정신박약 중에서 다운씨병 다음으로 많이 분포 되어 있기 때문에 모든 정신 장애아에게 약체X 염색체 검사를 실시하는 것을 이 저널은 크게 추천하고 있다.