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>> HI, MY NAME IS KRISTY ARBOGAST.
I LIVE IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA,
AND I'M A BIOENGINEER THAT WORKS AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA.
YOU MIGHT ASK, "WHY DOES AN ENGINEER WORK AT A HOSPITAL?"
I'M PART OF A RESEARCH GROUP THAT STUDIES HOW TO KEEP
CHILDREN SAFE, SPECIFICALLY IN CARS.
MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES ARE THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF DEATH
AND INJURY TO CHILDREN.
AND SO IT'S AN APPROPRIATE TOPIC FOR A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
TO FOCUS ON.
I STUDY HOW TECHNOLOGY LIKE SEAT BELTS, CAR SEATS,
AND AIR BAGS KEEP CHILDREN SAFE.
WE LOOK AT HOW DIFFERENT AGE CHILDREN NEED DIFFERENT KINDS
OF TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT INJURIES.
YOUNG CHILDREN ARE IN CHILD RESTRAINTS.
THEN THEY MOVE TO BOOSTER SEATS.
AND ONCE THEY'RE TALL ENOUGH, USUALLY AROUND 8 TO 12 YEARS
OF AGE, THEY CAN USE THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT.
UNDERSTANDING HOW INJURIES HAPPEN IN CRASHES IS A LITTLE
BIT LIKE DETECTIVE WORK.
I WORK WITH THE DOCTORS AT THE HOSPITAL WHO UNDERSTAND
THE DETAILS OF THE INJURY.
THEN, WE AS ENGINEERS GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE VEHICLE
AND THE SCENE OF THE CRASH AND LOOK FOR CLUES-- CLUES FOR HOW THE CRASH
HAPPENED, HOW THE CHILD MIGHT HAVE MOVED IN THAT CRASH,
AND HOW EACH INJURY MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED.
UNDERSTANDING HOW INJURIES HAPPEN IS A LITTLE BIT LIKE
PIECING TOGETHER THE PIECES OF A PUZZLE USING THE BASIC
PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE AND PHYSICS.
I LOVE MY JOB BECAUSE I WORK DIRECTLY WITH COMPANIES
THAT MAKE VEHICLES AND CHILD RESTRAINTS SAFE FOR CHILDREN.
THE WORK I DO EVERY DAY LEADS TO MAKING THE WORLD SAFER
FOR MY OWN KIDS AS WELL AS THE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN THAT ARE IN MOTOR
VEHICLE CRASHES EACH YEAR.