Predicting Regional Variations in Mortality from Motor Vehicle Crashes
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Enriquez, 1 PREDICTING SEVERE INJURY IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES
Research Question/Objective: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is actively studying the implementation of Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) systems in motor vehicles. This technology allows motor vehicles to notify a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), such as a 911 call center, in the event of a severe crash. The system provides crash location, vehicle...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Emergency Medicine
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1069-6563,1553-2712
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1999.tb01050.x