TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Effectiveness of airbag restraints in frontal crashes: what European field studies tell us
JO  - Proceedings of the International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury conference
A1  - Fay, Paul A.
A1  - Kirk, Alan
A1  - Welsh, Ruth
A1  - Sferco, Raimondo
A1  - Frampton, Richard J.
SP  - 425
EP  - 438
VL  - 28
IS  - 
N2  - UK and German field accident data show that European airbag systems provide a 32% and 55% reduction in Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) 2+ injury to the cranium and face when belted drivers sustain Maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale (MAIS) 2+ injury in frontal crashes. The greatest benefits of airbags were seen in crashes exceeding 30 km/h delta V (velocity change). Airbags do not appear to affect a reduction in chest injuries and they exert a neutral influence on the incidence of cervical spine strain. Drivers in airbag vehicles sustained proportionately more AIS 2+ upper limb injuries than those in vehicles without airbags. That difference was largely the result of a higher proportion of clavicle fractures. Overall, deployment thresholds correlate well to the onset of moderate/serious head injury but there appear to be some unnecessary deployments at low crash severities.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 2235-3151
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -