Abdominal Injury Patterns in Real Frontal Crashes: Influence of Crash Conditions, Occupant Seat and Restraint Systems

This paper describes how an in-depth study was conducted through the analysis of medical reports and crash data that were obtained from real world accidents. The paper also investigates the abdominal injury patterns among car occupants in frontal crashes. The influence of the type of restraint system, the occupant seat the age and the crash severity were also investigated in the paper. The results presented indicate that the risk of abdominal AIS 3+ injuries increased with crash severity and decreased with the introduction of belt retractors. Rear belted passengers were observed to be more likely injured than front belted occupants. The organs injured in frontal crashes for belted occupants were mainly hollow organs especially jejunum, ileum and mesentery.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

  P.O. Box 4176
  Barrington, IL  United States  60011-4176
• Authors:
  • Lamielle, Sophie
  • Vezin, P
  • Verriest, J P
  • Foret-Bruno, J Y
  • Petit, Philippe
  • Guillemot, H
  • Cuny, S
• Conference:
  • Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 50th Annual Proceedings
  • Location: Chicago Illinois, United States
  • Date: 2006-10-16 to 2006-10-18
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 109-124
• Monograph Title: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine 50th Annual Proceedings, Chicago, Illinois, October 16-18, 2006

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Crash injury research; Crash severity; Crashes; Front seat occupants; Frontal crashes; Injury severity; Medical case reports; Medical records; Real time information; Restraint systems; Safety; Seat belts
• Identifier Terms: Abbreviated Injury Scale; Injury Severity Score
• Uncontrolled Terms: Abdominal pressure; Seat belt injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01037583
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 2006 2:52PM