COMPARISONS OF THE THORACIC TRAUMA INDEX WITH OTHER MODELS

The thoracic trauma index (TTI) provides an indication of the severity of injuries received by motor vehicle occupants in side-impact collision environments. The index was derived from results on two sets of cadaver tests. Using a variety of statistical and numerical methods, the authors reanalyzed the data from these 80 plus cadaver tests to construct a better measure of injury than TTI. Indices generated by these analyses were compared with TTI using the following quantitative measures: monotonicity, overlap, percentage correct, and sensitivity. The values of these measures are broadly similar for all indices and none of the new indices consistently performs better that TTI. This suggests that TTI is as good a predictor of injury as any of the several alternative models created.

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• Authors:
  • Shaibani, S J
  • BAUM, H M
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 35-45
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Injuries; Injury severity; Mathematical models; Motor vehicles; Side crashes; Thorax
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Severity
• Old TRIS Terms: Thoracic trauma index
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492291
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 682
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM