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Dynamic responses of female and male volunteers in rear impacts
Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, Trafik och trafikant,TRAF, Trafiksäkerhet, samhälle och trafikant, TST.ORCID-id: 0000-0001-6868-5673
Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut.
Chalmers University of Technology.
The University of British Columbia.
2008 (engelsk)Inngår i: Traffic Injury Prevention, ISSN 1538-9588, E-ISSN 1538-957X, Vol. 9, nr 6, s. 592-599Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]

Objectives: Whiplash injuries from vehicle collisions are common and costly. These injuries most frequently occur as a result of a rear impact and, compared to males, females have up to twice the risk of whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) resulting from vehicle crashes. The present study focuses on the differences in the dynamic response corridors of males and females in low-severity rear impacts.

Methods: In this study, analysis of data from volunteer tests of females from previously published data has been performed. Corridors for the average female response were generated based on 12 volunteers exposed to a change of velocity of 4 km/h and 9 volunteers exposed to a change of velocity of 8 km/h. These corridors were compared to corridors for the average male response that were previously generated based on 11 male volunteers exposed to the same test conditions.

Results: Comparison between the male and female data showed that the maximum x-acceleration of the head for the females occurred on average 10 ms earlier and was 29% higher during the 4 km/h test and 12 ms earlier and 9% higher during the 8 km/h test. Head-to-head restraint contact for the females occurred 14 ms earlier at 4 km/h and 11 ms earlier at 8 km/h compared to the males. For the same initial head-to-head restraint distance, head restraint contact occurred 11 and 7 ms earlier for the females than the males at 4 and 8 km/h, respectively. Furthermore, the calculated Neck Injury Criteria (NIC) values were similar for males and females at 4 km/h, whereas they were lower for females compared to the males at 8 km/h (3.2 and 4.0 m2/s2, respectively).

Conclusions: The results of this study highlight the need to further investigate the differences in dynamic responses between males and females at low-severity impacts. Such data are fundamental for the development of future computer models and dummies for crash safety assessment. These models can be used not only as a tool in the design and development process of protective systems but also in the process of further evaluation and development of injury criteria. Copyright © 2008 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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2008. Vol. 9, nr 6, s. 592-599
Emneord [en]
Whiplash injury, Impact test, Impact sled, Rear end collision, Man, Woman, Acceleration, Accidents, Traffic, Biomechanics, Body Size, Female, Head Movements, Head Protective Devices, Humans, Male, Retrospective Studies, Sex Factors, Whiplash Injuries
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Road: Traffic safety and accidents, Road: Personal injuries
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URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-238DOI: 10.1080/15389580802384669ISI: 000261932000013OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-238DiVA, id: diva2:660007
Tilgjengelig fra: 2013-10-28 Laget: 2013-10-28 Sist oppdatert: 2022-10-19bibliografisk kontrollert

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