HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Hugh Dehaven, Vehicle
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It has (cid:271)een so(cid:272)iet(cid:455)"s nature to wait until after a traged(cid:455) (cid:271)efore (cid:272)orre(cid:272)ting an e(cid:454)isting hazard or dangerous situation. Most implementation of prevention activities related to injuries occurs only after costly disasters. The first important efforts toward injury prevention and control began early in the 20th century. Four of the most important contributors to early efforts at injury control were: hugh dehaven, john e. gordon, james gibson, william haddon. Many of his ideas have led to better design concepts including. Structural adaptations to protect drivers and other occupants of moving vehicles. Today we have at our disposal the protection of safety belts, air bags, collapsible steering assemblies, and padded dashboards. Many of these safety devices built on the early work of his. John e. gordon : 1949, proposed that the tools of epidemiology be used to analyze injuries, a great deal was learned about: James gibson : 1961, proposed the idea that injury harm was caused by energy interchange.
