Friday, April 24, 2015

Medical Investigations: Serves body fat as 'airbag' in an accident?

According to Richard Kent, an expert in biomechanics at the University of Virginia (EE. UU.), The belief that the body fat protects us in case of accident is unfounded. In fact, look a good handles only reduces the risk that the head is struck.
¿Sirve la grasa corporal como 'airbag' en un accidente?
By contrast, the belt becomes more inefficient, as it is designed to prevent movement of the body by holding the bones. Kent found that bulky -dummies- test dummies and slipped out of their seats, while the skinny remained motionless during impact.

In addition, vehicle airbags are also more effective in thin people. A few years ago the surgeon at the University of Washington Charles Mock showed that people who weigh between 100 and 119 kilos are 2.5 times more likely to die in an accident even if the air bag safety inflates who do n

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