title: Implications of vehicle roll direction on occupant ejection and injury risk.
abstract: Vehicle roll direction and occupant position have been shown to affect occupant kinematics. Data from NASS-CDS were analyzed for risk of serious or greater injuries and ejection with respect to the position of the occupant (near side or far side). The risk of AIS 3+ injuries was higher for unrestrained occupants, for ejected occupants, for occupants involved in rollovers with higher numbers of quarter turns, and for far side occupants. Near side occupants had an increased risk of partial ejection in rollovers consisting of one complete roll or less. Occupant roll direction did not affect risk of complete ejection.
authors.affiliation: Exponent Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: D Claire
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gloeckner
authors.forename: Tara L A
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Duane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Steffey
authors.forename: Hoa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Le-Resnick
authors.forename: Cleve
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bare
authors.forename: Catherine Ford
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Corrigan
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000145:classification*; D001334:Automobile Driving; D019992:Databases as Topic; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*