Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injuries Sustained by Occupants in Japanese Brand Car Crashes in the US
Journal article, 2018

This study estimates, by means of an analysis of accident data from the US, the incidence and risk of car crash related traumatic brain injuries for occupants in Japanese brand cars. The study incorporated crash type, crash severity, car model year, belt use and the victim's age and sex. Concussion risk was the highest among all brain injury categories for all crash types and severities; females were at higher risks than males. When concussions were excluded, Subdural Haemorrhages, Intracranial Haemorrhages and Sub-Arachnoid Haemorrhages comprised the most frequent injury categories. Elderly occupants were at considerably higher risks than non-elderly for these bleeding injuries.

Safety

Female [c1]

Injury database

Elderly

Concussion

Accident analysis

Traumatic brain injury

Author

Jacobo Antona-Makoshi

Japan Automobile Research Institute

Koji Mikami

Japan Automobile Research Institute

Mats Lindkvist

Umeå University

Johan Davidsson

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Safety

International Journal of Automotive Engineering

2185-0984 (ISSN) 2185-0992 (eISSN)

Vol. 9 3 145-450

Subject Categories

Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Forensic Science

Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology

DOI

10.20485/JSAEIJAE.9.3_145

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6/28/2022