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The Effect that Air Bag Deployment in Car Head-on Collision on Injury to Driver

승용차 정면충돌에서 에어백 전개가 운전자 손상에 미치는 영향

  • 전혁진 (춘해보건대학교 응급구조과) ;
  • 김상철 (충북대학교병원 응급의학과) ;
  • 이강현 (연세대학교 원주세브란스기독병원 응급의학과)
  • Received : 2018.02.23
  • Accepted : 2018.04.27
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of air bag deployment in passenger car head-on collisions on injuries to the driver. The drivers in head-on collisions who were brought to the emergency rooms of two hospitals from January 2011 and October 2014 were evaluated, as were the vehicles involved. The driver injury level were assessed by utilizing Collision Deformation Classification (CDC) codes, and the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and Injury Severity Score (ISS), respectively. In this study, it was shown that the chest ISS and AIS were significantly high when an air bag only is deployed. A statistically significant difference was found in the crush extent when the driver who fastened the seatbelt was found to be affected more than the ISS 9. Even when an air bag is deployed in a head-on car collision, injury severity can vary according to accident circumstances and crash severity. Accordingly, first aid can be rapidly given, and the injured person can be quickly referred to a hospital, only if the assessment of persons involved in a vehicle accident is accurately carried out.

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