BACKGROUND In 2001, 6.3 million passengers were involved in motor vehicle crashes. This study aimed to determine the number of work days lost as a result of motor vehicle crashes and factors that influenced people's return to work. METHODS This was a retrospective, population based cohort study of occupants in motor vehicles involved in crashes from the 1993-2001 Crashworthiness Data System p...

Mass transportation systems and specifically bus systems are a key element of the national transportation network. Buses are one of the safest forms of transportation. Nonetheless, bus crashes resulting in occupant injuries and fatalities do occur. Therefore, crashworthiness research is a continuing effort. Using funding from the Federal Transit Administration, NIAR at Wichita State University ...

The 2000 United States Census counted 35 million residents aged 65 years old or older. Projections indicate that this number will increase to 63 million by 2025. This increase is important for those concerned about vehicle safety because older drivers and passengers are vulnerable road users. Much of the previous research concentrates on the role of the aging process on crash involvement among ...

The objective of the study was to perform a benefits analysis of an injury-based advanced automatic crash notification (AACN) algorithm to estimate the reduction in undertriage (UT) and overtriage (OT) rates if the algorithm was implemented nationwide. In addition, the study sought to estimate the savings in societal costs using the Harm metric score. Benefits of an existing AACN algorithm were...

conclusions during car crashes, especially car rollover, unbelted occupants are more likely to sustain multiple severe injuries and death. law enforcement of the seat belt usage for all occupants (front and rear seat) is obligatory to reduce severe injuries sustained as a result of car accidents, especially in vehicles with low safety. results a total of 560 patients used seat belts (68.1%). th...

Background: This toxicological investigation involves a report on the death of four ‎occupants of a sport utility vehicle on one of the major busy Federal roads of Nigeria ‎where they were held for up to three hours in a traffic jam while the car was steaming.‎ Methods: Autopsy was executed using the standard procedure and toxicological ‎analysis was done using simple spectrophotometric method...