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The importance of non-struck-side occupants in side collisions
Technical Paper
1998-12-0019
Published October 05, 1998 by Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine in United States
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Abstract
In a representative sample of tow-away side collisions from the UK Midlands, one-third of front seat occupants were alone, on the struck side of the car. The other two-thirds were either a non-struck-side occupant alone or two occupants sitting together. Occupant restraint, especially in perpendicular side impacts, was a notable factor in determining injury outcome for belted non-struck-side occupants. With both front seats occupied, there was a reduction in AIS 2+ injury to belted non-struck-side occupants due to a reduction in chest and lower limb injuries. Struck-side occupants sustained increased injury rates to the extremities when accompanied by a belted non-struck-side occupant, but no notable increases in moderate to serious injury to the head, chest, abdomen or pelvis.