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Efforts to decrease the losses in human lifes on the roads during fifties led to an increased research into the biomechanics of head impact. A break-through was made with the introduction of the Wayne State Tolerance Curve. This curve was interpreted and a weighted injury criterion was developed. This criterion was later transformed into the Head Injury Criterion (HIC) and used in a proposed legislation to improve the crashworthiness of cars. Although heavily criticized the HIC-criterion still is the most established method to assess head injury in automotive impact conditions.
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Mellander, H. (1986). HIC—the Head Injury Criterion. In: Lindgren, S. (eds) Modern Concepts in Neurotraumatology. Acta Neurochirurgica, vol 36. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8859-0_6
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