Parameters influencing the risk of AIS1 neck injuries in frontal and side impacts

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Jakobsson, Lotta^1,2; Norin, Hans^1,2; Isaksson-Hellman, Irene³

Parameters influencing the risk of AIS1 neck injuries in frontal and side impacts

Proceedings of the 2000 International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impact

Affiliations

¹Volvo Car Corporation

¹Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden

³Volvo Information Technology, Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract and keywords

In order to gain more knowledge of the neck injury scenario in frontal and side impacts, a statistical study of parameters influencing risk of neck symptoms (AISl neck injuries) was performed. The data set consisted of 445 occupants in frontal impacts and 302 occupants in side impacts in Volvo cars. Information regarding the accident, the car, occupant characteristics, behaviour and sitting posture at the time of impact, and neck symptoms (including duration) was collected and analysed.

Both in frontal and side impacts, the parameter of tensed neck muscles, crash severity and occupants, whose heads were struck against the interior of the car, turned out to have a significant effect on risk of neck symptoms.

Keywords: Neck; Frontal impact; Side impact; Accident analysis; Whiplash

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