Background: Using in-depth, real-world motor vehicle crash data from the United States and Kingdom, we aimed to assess incidence risk factors associated with thoracic aorta injuries. Methods: De-identified National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data (U.S.) Co-operative Crash Injury Study (U.K.) formed basis of this retrospective analysis. Logistic regression was used level injury impact direction, seat belt use and, given asymmetry cavity, whether being struck toward left side...

Powered 2-wheelers (PTWs) are becoming increasingly popular in Europe. They have the ability to get around traffic queues, thus lowering fuel consumption and increasing mobility. The risk of rider injury a crash is however much higher than that associated with car users. European project, Two Wheeler Integrated Safety (PISa), identified an autonomous braking system (AB) as priority reduce consequences PTW crash. aim this study was assess potential effectiveness AB developed PISa, taking into...

The UK in-depth data, describing the causation of injuries to casualties in side impacts, was examined for crashes occurring between 1992 and 1998.Slightly more died impacts than frontal crashes, one third were seated on away from collision.The collision severity compared with European US legal test procedures most MAIS 3+ survivors observed be above test.The mean delta-V fatal group 48 km/h typically 25 commonly injured body regions both fatalities head, thorax lower extremity.The extremity...

Objective: Frontal impact chest protection in European cars has been highlighted as an area where possible improvements could be made. The is particularly vulnerable older occupants whose numbers are forecast to increase significantly the coming decades. This study aimed provide some direction areas for frontal crash protection.Methods: Real-world injury data were interrogated, focusing on with current restraint components. research examined belted front seat impacts airbags, pretensioners,...

Two case reports of possible noise trauma after inflation air bags in low speed car crashes

This study examines the relationship between age and injury outcomes for belted drivers in road vehicle crashes United Kingdom. The sample of 1,541 was divided into three groups: 889 were aged 17–39 years (young drivers); 515 40–64 (middle-aged), 137 65–84 (older drivers). Both frontal side impact which vehicles sustained sufficient damage to be towed away from scene are considered. In-depth information obtained examinations crashed combined with clinical data hospitals throw light on...

Objective: To determine whether varying the seat belt load limiter (SBL) according to crash and occupant characteristics could have real-world injury reduction benefits in frontal impacts and, if so, quantify those benefits.Methods: Real-world UK accident data were used identify target population of vehicle occupants scenarios where improved chest protection be most beneficial. Generic baseline driver front passenger numerical models using a 50th percentile dummy developed with MADYMO...

Objective To investigate whether the occupants in vehicles with better safety ratings according to EuroNCAP sustain fewer fatal and severe injuries than worse experimental when frontal crashes. Design Case–control study. Setting A representative sample of crashes Britain from 1996 2008 as gathered Cooperative Crash Injury Study (CCIS) database under auspices UK Department Transportation augmented for each crashed vehicle. Subjects Drivers front seat passengers while which test results were...

Injuries to the aorta are among more serious injuries that result from vehicle impacts, and often may be fatal. This article examines incidence of aortic in United States Kingdom by using two international databases real-world crashes. The main outcome interest was level risk associated with each principal direction force for drivers front-seat passengers respect sustaining injuries. results indicate an injury is greater near-side crashes than far-side Further it apparent that, given a...