Injuries in near-side collisions

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Augenstein, J.¹; Perdeck, E.¹; Bowen, J.¹; Stratton, J.¹; Singer, M.¹; Horton, T.¹; Rao, A.¹; Digges, K.²; Malliaris, A.²; Steps, J.²

Injuries in near-side collisions

43rd Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

©1999 AAAM

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¹University of Miami

²George Washington University
Abstract

This paper examines crash characteristics and the resulting injuries to occupants whose seat position is on the side of impact in a vehicle exposed to a side collision. The databases of the 1988–96 NASS/CDS and the 1995–98 William Lehman Injury Research Center (WLIRC) are examined in this study. The subset of cases analyzed is those in which there is a vehicle-to-vehicle near-side collision, occupant compartment damage and no subsequent collision or rollover. The WLIRC data contains highly detailed occupant injury data not available in NASS.
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