[Analysis of pedestrian injuries in traffic accidents: impact point, injury portion, and injury severity].
We conducted in-depth case studies of traffic accidents involving 118 pedestrians, who were struck by the fronts of bonnet-type cars. The data were reviewed in order to correlate injury severity with pedestrian age, and area of body contact, contact surface of vehicle or the local environment, and impact speed. It was found that head injuries caused by impacts against the top surface of car bonnets and leg injuries caused by front bumpers both showed high incidence rates. Both head and leg injuries caused by striking the vehicle were more severe than those caused by striking the road surface. In cases of impact between the head and the solid portion of the vehicle, such as the A-pillar, or in cases of secondary impact between the head and underhood solid structures such as shock tower, injuries tended to be more severe. The location of head impact varied according to the stature of the pedestrians.
Iwadate
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Department of Legal Medicine, University of Tsukuba.
Honda
K
K
Kurosaki
K
K
Horiguchi
H
H
Yamazaki
K
K
Kominato
Y
Y
Ono
K
K
Ohashi
N
N
Misawa
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S
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001336:Automobiles; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014947:Wounds and Injuries