Toward a comprehensive biomechanical injury cost model

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Newman, James A.¹; Tylko, Suzanne¹; Miller, Ted²

Toward a comprehensive biomechanical injury cost model

36th Annual Proceedings, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

Affiliations

¹Biokinetics and Associates Ltd., Ottawa, Canada

²The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.
Abstract

The proposed biomechanical injury cost model utilizes surrogate based injury assessment functions to predict the probability of occurrence and the probable cost of specific AIS level injuries to the head, thorax, abdomen and lower extremities. The resulting probability cost is a function of the number, location and severity of injuries. As more precise injury assessment functions and more accurate cost estimates become available, the model will become an effective tool for comparing and classifying different injury patterns.

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