Prehospital Transport and Whole-Body Vibration

ISBN-13: 9780323901031 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021

Salam Rahmatalla

Spis treści

1. Fundamentals of motion and biomechanics 2. Measurement of human response to vibration 3. Biodynamics of supine humans subjected to vibration and shocks 4. Discomfort in whole-body vibration 5. Justification and efficacy of prehospital immobilization systems

O autorze

Dr. Salam Rahmatalla is a professor of structural mechanics and biomechanics. His research focuses on the positive and negative effects of vibration on humans and structures. Dr. Rahmatalla has authored and coauthored more than 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and participated in many national and international conferences in the area of human response to vibration. His present research interests are: multi-body dynamics, whole body vibration, structural health monitoring, damage detection and human movement. Dr. Rahmatalla is an active member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the area of human response to vibration.