For the last decade, motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) have consistently remained one of the leading causes of death for all Americans, costing hundreds of billions of dollars each year. Critical elements of automotive injury biomechanics are essential for first responders and trauma care clinicians to understand in the triage, transport, and treatment of persons who have been involved in MVCs. Impact forces to the body from MVCs are tolerated variably by different age groups. Specifically, the elderly may experience more severe injury patterns. Automotive restraint technologies such as seat belts and airbags have protected occupants in crashes, and vehicle safety engineering designs with deformation (crumple) zones have effectively increased the stopping distance to protect vehicle occupants. Properly evaluating the amount of crush and intrusion into the passenger compartments allows EMS clinicians and first responders to predict potential injury patterns that will need to be assessed and treated. Major crash types resulting in traumatic injuries include frontal head‐on, near‐side impacts into occupants, and rollovers involving roof crush. Each of these crash types involves specific forces acting on the body and produces different injury patterns. Emerging technology, such as advanced automated crash notification, can determine the severity and location of a crash and reduce the time to respond to injured occupants.
Motor vehicle crashes
Emergency Medical Services ; 248-253
2021-08-27
6 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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