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35G of destructive crash testing <br />A <br />We could have stopped there, but we didn't. Voluntarily, Horton subjects its ambulances to additional dynamic testing, <br />again mirroring the real -life scenario of an actual crash (as opposed to a static load). These tests include: <br />HYGE sled <br />At impact, a vehicle stops rapidly and the occupant maintains velocity. <br />HYGE testing stimulates this exact situation, but in reverse - driving <br />the test vehicle out from under a stationery mannequin. As the <br />acceleration and deceleration effects are interchangeable, HYGE sled <br />testing provides the most accurate crash test results. High -speed <br />cameras and instrumented test dummies capture the data for <br />quantifiable results. <br />Destructive impact <br />The Society of Automotive Engineers <br />(SAE) impact tests verify the integrity of <br />patient area by striking the module front, <br />side and roof edge with a computer - <br />controlled sled, whose speed, weight <br />and force of impact are all measurable <br />and controlled. <br />1 41 <br />Rollover crash <br />One of only two in the United <br />States, this dynamic rollover test <br />machine enables third -party <br />engineers to simulate a rollover <br />event while recording significant <br />test data from inside the vehicle. <br />Horton continues its tradition as the <br />only ambulance manufacturer <br />testing for rollover crashes, <br />knowing it's our duty to try our <br />systems in the most fatal of <br />ambulance crashes. Rollover tests <br />monitored effects on the module <br />and successful HOPS deployment. <br />Hybrid III mannequins relay occupant impact data <br />Testing with fully- instrumented Hybrid III mannequins allows us to measure the <br />transference of energy through the module structure into the occupants <br />themselves. During mannequin testing, Horton monitors the head, neck and chest <br />cavity for potentially damaging forces. Just because a seatbelt holds up to several <br />thousand pounds of pull doesn't mean that it will have an acceptable impact on <br />the occupants themselves. <br />Results from mannequin testing have influenced future Horton innovations, such <br />as progressive resistance foam. Mannequin testing showed significant head <br />injuries due to standard foam "bottoming out" during a head strike. As a result, <br />Horton now uses progressive resistance foam padding, which dissipates the head <br />strike energy throughout a layered protective surface. <br />hortonambu lance. com info @hortonambulance.com 800.282.5113 <br />� "00"—go <br />hortonambu lance. com info @hortonambulance.com 800.282.5113 <br />