Residual injuries after recent safety improvements

Augenstein, J.; Perdeck, E.; Digges, K.; Bahouth, G.

Affiliations

¹William Lehman Injury Research Center, Miami, FL

²George Washington University, Ashburn, Virginia

³Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, MD

Abstract

This study examines the residual injuries reported in NASS/CDS 1997-2004 by crash mode, crash severity, body region and occupant age. It examines how serious injuries are distributed in present day crashes and identifies opportunities for further injury reduction.

In planar crashes, approximately 66% of the MAIS 3+ injuries occur in crashes less severe than 25 mph delta-V. Chest injuries predominate in these crashes, particularly among elderly occupats. A reduction in chest injuries to belted elderly occupants during low severity frontal crashes offers a prime opportunity for further improvement of safety systems. Younger occupants could also benefit from improved chest protection.

Cited Works (3)

Year	Entry
2003	Augenstein J, Perdeck E, Stratton J, Digges K, Bahouth G, Borchers N, Baur P. Methodology for the development and validation of injury predicting algorithms. In: Proceedings of the 18th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV). May 19-22, 2003; Nagoya, Japan.
2005	Digges KH, Eigen AM. Severity measurements for rollover crashes. In: Proceedings of the 2005 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact. September 21-23, 2005; Prague, Czech Republic.121-132.
2005	Augenstein J, Digges K, Bahouth G, Dalmotas D, Perdeck E, Stratton J. Investigation of the performance of safety systems for protection of the elderly. In: 49th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). September 12-14, 2005; Boston, MA.361-369.

Cited By (1)

Year	Entry
2007	Digges K, Dalmotas D. Benefits of a low severity frontal crash test. In: 51st Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM). October 15-17, 2007; Melbourne, Australia.299-317.