Anthropometric and blood flow characteristics leading to EVA hand injury

Roedolph A. Opperman; James M. Waldie; Alan Natapoff; Dava J. Newman; Jason Hochstein; Luca Pollonini; Rafat R. Ansari; Jeffrey A. Jones

doi:10.4271/2009-01-2471

Anthropometric and blood flow characteristics leading to EVA hand injury

Roedolph A. Opperman, James M. Waldie, Alan Natapoff, Dava J. Newman, Jason Hochstein, Luca Pollonini, Rafat R. Ansari, Jeffrey A. Jones

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore if fingernail delamination injury following EMU glove use may be caused by compression-induced blood flow occlusion in the finger. During compression tests, finger blood flow decreased more than 60%, however this occurred more rapidly for finger pad compression (4 N) than for fingertips (10 N). A pressure bulb compression test resulted in 50% and 45% decreased blood flow at 100 mmHg and 200 mmHg, respectively. These results indicate that the finger pad pressure required to articulate stiff gloves is more likely to contribute to injury than the fingertip pressure associated with tight fitting gloves.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	SAE Technical Papers
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2471
State	Published - 2009
Event	International Conference on Environmental Systems, ICES 2009 - Savannah, GA, United States Duration: Jul 12 2009 → Jul 12 2009

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Automotive Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Pollution
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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