Neck Injuries in the UK Co-operative Crash Injury Study

962433

11/01/1996

Event
40th Stapp Car Crash Conference (1996)
Authors Abstract
Content
This study examines some of the factors associated with soft tissue neck injuries in the UK. The data were drawn from a retrospective study of vehicle crash injuries in which the overall soft tissue neck injury rate was 16%. This study shows how although it is commonly assumed that such injuries are a rear impact phenomenon, over 50% of the injuries occur in frontal crashes. In front and rear impacts, these injuries are undoubtedly associated with seat-belt use. The incidence of neck injury has been shown to double over the ten-year period of the study with the effect more prominent in females. Such injuries are also more likely to be self-reported than clinically diagnosed. Head restraints have not been found to mitigate neck injuries in either front or rear impacts at a statistically significant level. A slight but non-significant trend towards reduced neck injury rates is observed in cases of seat back yielding in a rear impact.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/962433
Pages
13
Citation
Morris, A., and Thomas, P., "Neck Injuries in the UK Co-operative Crash Injury Study," SAE Technical Paper 962433, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/962433.
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Publisher
Published
Nov 1, 1996
Product Code
962433
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English