A STUDY OF OCCUPANT INJURY AND GLASS DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH PENETRATION RESISTANT WINDSHIELD. TECHNICAL REPORT
DATA ON RURAL INJURY-PRODUCING ACCIDENTS INVOLVING 2,099 CARS WERE STUDIED. CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED HEAD INJURY TO 722 OF THE 3,478 OCCUPANTS, OR 20.8%. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS WERE: ALL WINDSHIELD CAUSED INJURIES WERE NON-DANGEROUS TO LIFE; VIRTUALLY ALL INVOLVED EXTERNAL SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; LACERATIONS TO THE FOREHEAD WERE MOST FREQUENT, FOLLOWED BY SCALP LACERATIONS; THE PATTERN REVEALED A CONCENTRATION OF INJURIES TO THE UPPER HALF OF THE HEAD, ESPECIALLY THE FOREHEAD; HEAD INJURY RATES FOR SMALL CAR OCCUPANTS WERE HIGHER THAN FOR LARGE CAR OCCUPANTS; WINDSHIELD DAMAGE WAS INFLUENCED BY MEAN TEMPERATURE; AND A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF INJURIES RESULTED IN LOSS OF VISION OR DISFIGUREMENT. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 278,000 PERSONS ARE INJURED BY WINDSHIELDS ANNUALLY. /HSL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Rept No Cal-VJ-2928-VI, 99 PP, 7 REF
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Corporate Authors:
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated
4455 Genesee Street
Buffalo, NY United States 14221 -
Authors:
- Herman, R I
- GARRETT, J W
- Publication Date: 1970-7
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobiles; Crashes; Head; Injuries; Rural areas; Vehicle occupants; Windshields
- Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00221343
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 12 1971 12:00AM