Citation

Tominaga S, Nishimoto T, Kikuchi A, Motomura T, Mashiko K. Trans. Soc. Automot. Eng. Jpn. 2013; 44(4): 1073-1078.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan)

DOI

10.11351/jsaeronbun.44.1073

PMID

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Abstract

In this paper, thoracic and abdominal injury of motor vehicle belted occupant's in frontal impact was analyzed based on in-depth accident sampling and investigation with medical and engineering network data. A total of 28 patients with AIS 2＋ injury data was collected. We analyzed the relationships between frequency distribution of chest and abdominal injury and injury source, vehicle equivalent barrier speed(EBS), age effect. The results show that rib/sternum injury, lung injury and mesentery injury were occurred frequently belted occupant's in frontal impact. It found that chest injury were occurred at EBS 25 km/h, abdominal injury was occurred at EBS 35 km/h.

Language: ja

Keywords

Abdominal Injury; Accident Investigation and Analysis; Safety; Thoracic Injury