LIVER AND SPLEEN INJURIES IN SIDE IMPACT: DIFFERENCES BY SIDE OF THE ROAD DRIVEN

This paper reviews a study to test the hypothesis that in side impact collisions, drivers in left-side travelling vehicles would have an increased chance of liver injury while those in right-side travelling vehicles would have an increased chance of spleen injury. Data from three in-depth accident databases in the US, the UK and Australia were studied and analysed. Results showed no support for the hypothesis but indicated that in either case near-side impact was more likely to result in both liver and spleen injury than far-side impact. For the covering abstract see ITRD E121180.

• Corporate Authors:

  IRCOBI (International Research Council on the Biokinetics of Impacts)

  109 Avenue Salvador Allende
  Bron CEDEX,   France  F-69675
• Authors:
  • FRANKLYN, M
  • Fitzharris, M
  • Fildes, B
  • FRAMPTON, R
  • MORRIS, A
  • Yang, K H
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL IRCOBI CONFERENCE
  • Location: Munich , Germany
  • Date: 2002-9-18 to 2002-9-20
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Drivers; Hazards; Injuries; Internal organs; Nearside; Offside; Risk assessment
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 1772: Driver; 2163: Injury; 9053: On the left; 9051: On the right; 9150: Risk; 2043: Viscera
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00978110
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 3 2004 12:00AM