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A Study on Injury Characteristics of Elderly in Car-to-Car Frontal Crashes  

Hong, Seung-Jun (Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute)
Cho, Kyoung-Keun (Samsung Traffic Safety Research Institute)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers / v.17, no.2, 2009 , pp. 90-97 More about this Journal
Abstract
One of the most important factors that affect a person's risk of injury in a motor vehicle crash is the age of the person. This study investigates the characteristics of crash injuries among young, middle-aged and older drivers and occupants. Based on the comprehensive claim data from automobile insurance from 2000 to 2007, this study examines in great detail the drivers and occupants injury body regions and severity by age in car-to-car frontal crashes. It has been shown that elderly drivers and occupants suffer more injuries at a chest region compared to the middle-aged group. This research calls attention to the need for design to make vehicles more protective for older drivers in car-to car frontal crashes.
Keywords
Elderly; Frontal crashes; Injury characteristics; Statistical analysis; Thoracic injury;
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