title: A study of the NASS-CDS system for injury/fatality rates of occupants in various restraints and a discussion of alternative presentation methods.
abstract: An analysis was performed using the National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System (NASS-CDS) database to compare the injury/fatality rates of variously restrained driver occupants as compared to unrestrained driver occupants in the total database of drivers/frontals, and also by Delta-V. A structured search of the NASS-CDS was done using the SAS statistical analysis software to extract the data for this analysis and the SUDAAN software package was used to arrive at statistical significance indicators. In addition, this paper goes on to investigate different methods for presenting results of accident database searches including significance results; a risk versus Delta-V format for specific exposures; and, a percent cumulative injury versus Delta-V format to characterize injury trends. These alternative analysis presentation methods are then discussed by example using the present study results.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stucki
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Biss
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017278:Air Bags / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002423:Cause of Death; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality*