Abstract
Accidents involving road motor vehicles not only cause thousands of fatalities and even more injuries worldwide every year, but also bring a huge burden on the global economy. This research investigates various factors that potentially affect thorax injury types and severities sustained by female occupants in frontal impacts with a particular focus on seat belt use. A database is formed using NHTSA’s Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) data. The generated database brings together selected information of 463 female occupants who are involved in frontal vehicle collisions in the US within the period of 2005 - 2014. Statistics regarding vehicles’ seat belt condition, subjects’ features and conditions, and types and levels of the injuries suffered are provided. Dependence of severities of injuries on seat belt use and seating position during the accidents is investigated through descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of UMTIK2022 – 19th International Conference on Machine Design and Production, Cappadocia, Turkey |
| Pages | 53-72 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Sept 2022 |