Relationship of head restraint positioning to driver neck injury in rear-end crashes

被引：36
作者：
Farmer, CM
Wells, JK
Werner, JV
机构：
[1] Insurance Inst Highway Safety, Arlington, VA 22201 USA
[2] State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co, Bloomington, IL 61710 USA
来源：
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION | 1999年 / 31卷 / 06期
关键词：
head restraints; neck injury; whiplash; rear-end crashes; insurance claims;
D O I：
10.1016/S0001-4575(99)00035-4
中图分类号：
TB18 [人体工程学];
学科分类号：
1201 ;
摘要：
Insurance claims were examined for evidence of neck injuries to drivers of passenger cars struck in the rear. Neck injury rates were significantly lower for male drivers, elderly drivers, and drivers in less severe crashes. Even after accounting for differences in driver demographics and crash severity, neck injury rates were significantly lower for drivers of cars with head restraints that were more likely to be behind the heads of motorists. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：719 / 728
页数：10
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