Injury risks and crashworthiness benefits for females and males: Which differences are physiological?
This study compares frontal and side crash injury risk between female and male vehicle occupants. It controls for crash and vehicle differences to isolate risk differences due to physiological factors. Analysis was based on National Automotive Sampling System-Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS) cases, 1998-2015. In addition, logistic regression was used to calculate changes in male/female injury risk due to crashworthiness improvements in vehicles. Previous findings indicated that female drivers in front crashes had higher estimated overall and body-region-specific risks of a Maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale (MAIS) ≥ 2 injury and a MAIS ≥ 3 injury. This study found that after controlling for crash and vehicle differences, the odds of serious (MAIS ≥ 3) non-extremity injury were essentially equal for males and females. Females did remain at higher risk of moderate severity injuries (MAIS ≥ 2), especially extremity injury. Improved crashworthiness benefits were similar or greater for females than for males for most injury outcomes. It is suggested that female-specific crashworthiness improvements may provide additional protection against extremity injury.
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Corporate Authors:
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Ruckersville, VA United States -
Authors:
- Brumbelow, Matthew L
- Jermakian, Jessica S
- Publication Date: 2021-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 18p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash injuries; Crashworthiness; Frontal crashes; Gender; Improvements; Injury severity; Logistic regression analysis; Physiology; Side crashes; Vehicle characteristics
- Identifier Terms: National Automotive Sampling System - Crashworthiness Data System
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01766675
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 12 2021 10:04AM