Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (한국자동차공학회논문집)

The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers (한국자동차공학회)
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Real-world Accident Study on Injury Characteristics of Elderly Driver in Car-to-Car Frontal Crashes

정면충돌 시 고령운전자 상해 특성에 관한 실사고 연구

  • 홍승준 (삼성교통안전문화연구소) ;
  • 박원필 (삼성교통안전문화연구소)
  • Received : 2010.01.13
  • Accepted : 2010.09.24
  • Published : 2011.03.01
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Abstract

Real-world accident cases were investigated to understand injury characteristics of the elderly driver. A total 10 cases of car-to-car frontal crash accidents from passenger car including SUV claimed to domestic car insurance company were reviewed. The injury characteristics of the elderly were analyzed from personal information (gender, age), medical treatment record (medical certificate, curative days), vehicle information (model, air-bag, seatbelt) and damage information. This study showed that elderly driver has higher possibility of thorax injury than non-elderly's. Moreover, Injury type and severity were more severe than non-elderly driver at similar type accident conditions. Also, elderly driver's medical treatment period needs 3 times more than non-elderly driver's.

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