MECHANISMS OF INJURY IN AUTOMOBILE CRASHES

THE ONLY WAY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSES OF INJURY IN AUTOMOBILE COLLISIONS IS THROUGH EXAMINATION OF DATA COLLECTED IN DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS OF CRASHES. SUCH DATA WERE GATHERED FROM A TEN-YEAR STUDY OF COLLISIONS THAT CAUSED INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CARS. IN A COMPARISON OF INJURIES IN THE NEWER MODEL AUTOMOBILES WITH THOSE IN OLDER MODEL CARS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN INJURY SEVERITY WAS NOTED DUE TO THE NEW SAFETY FEATURES. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Medicine

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• Authors:
  • Huelke, D F
• Publication Date: 1972-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 23-9
• Serial:
  • Volume: 116

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Safety equipment; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221838
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 18 1972 12:00AM