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The objective of this study was to determine impact forces and angular accelerations associated with low-height falls in infants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>An instrumented anthropomorphic infant surrogate was created to measure the forces and 3D angular accelerations associated with falls from low heights (0.3\u20130.9 m) onto a mattress, carpet pad, or concrete.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Although height significantly increased peak angular acceleration (\u03b1<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub>), change in peak-to-peak angular velocity, time duration associated with the change in velocity, and peak impact force (F<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub>) for head-first drops onto a carpet pad or concrete, none of these variables were significantly affected by height when dropped onto a mattress. The \u03b1<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub> was not significantly different for drops onto a carpet pad and concrete from 0.6 or 0.9 m due to compression of the carpet pad. Surprisingly, sagittal \u03b1<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub> was equaled or surpassed by axial \u03b1<jats:sub>p<\/jats:sub>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>These are the first 3D angular acceleration and impact force data available for head impact in infants from low-height falls. A future study involving a computational model of the infant head will use the loads measured in this study to predict the probability of occipital skull fracture on impact from head-first low-height falls. 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