@article{ref1,
title="Injuries in Near-Side Collisions",
journal="Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine",
year="1999",
author="Malliaris, A. and Stratton, J. and Bowen, J. and Perdeck, E. and Augenstein, J. and Digges, Kennerly H. and Singer, Merrill and Steps, J.",
volume="43",
number="",
pages="139-158",
abstract="This paper examines crash characteristics and the resulting injuries to occupants whose seat position is on the side of impact in a vehicle exposed to a side collision. The 1988-96 National Accident Sampling System/Crashworthiness (NASS/CDS) and the 1995-98 William Lehman Injury Research Center (WLIRC) databases are examined. The subset of cases analyzed is those in which there is a vehicle-to-vehicle near-side collision, occupant compartment damage, and no subsequent collision or rollover. 46 cases from the WLIRC database met the study criteria. NASS/CDS database injuries are described on the basis of body region and severity. The WLIRC data contains 21 occupants in near-side vehicle-to-vehicle crashes with MAIS 3+ brain injury. The most frequent source of brain injury was the striking vehicle (35%). Heart injuries were present in 6 of the WLIRC cases (all fatal) and 12 cases contained thoracic aortic injury (11 fatalities). Several similarities were observed regarding the vehicle damage patterns among 7 cases with the least severe door intrusion. Other factors include older occupants, female occupants, and an unrestrained occupant on the far side of the vehicle.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1540-0360",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}