Injury patterns of car occupants under airbag deployment

摘要

This investigation addresses and evaluates the injury patterns of car occupants as a function of airbag deployment with or without belt use. A companion paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of airbag field performance, in comparison with the no restraint, or other restraint conditions, concerning: cars, exposure, occupants, restraints, and protection provided by the restraints. The findings reported in this investigation are based exclusively on the data contained in the records of NHTSA's NASS/CDS 1988-1992. The investigations focuses on car drivers. Because of the relatively late and limited introduction of airbags, all other light vehicle populations are either not represented or represented by a very meager sample in the sources cited above.