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Post-Mortem Review of Trauma Mortalities - Correlative Pathology and Injury Criteria
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In a sample of 1,567 traffic accidents, 65 fatal crashes were available for a complete description of the lesions. In 14 cases, a complete crash reconstruction could be made. In order to define an injury criterion, a relationship between injury severity in real crashes and dummy loading values in experimental tests, was determined. For research purposes, the body was considered as a three compartment system:
- 1. Bony skull and brain: the negative part of the elastic wave, was considered to be the injury originator.
- 2. Cervical spine: the relatively inelastic fibrous bonding at the atlanto-occipital junction appears to be selectively vulnerable to the shearing force. Fractures to members of the CO-C1-C2 complex are almost always the result of head contact.
- 3. Thorax, abdomen, and pelvic contents: steering system intrusion is observed to play a significant role in the incidence of thoraco-abdominal injuries.
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Careme, L., "Post-Mortem Review of Trauma Mortalities - Correlative Pathology and Injury Criteria," SAE Technical Paper 880401, 1988, https://doi.org/10.4271/880401.Also In
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