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Child occupants and side-impact crashes : Commentary Desapriya, Ediriweera; Samayawardhena, Lionel; Somasiri, Aruna; Pike, Ian, 1958-

Abstract

Commentary piece. Side-impact crashes are more dangerous for children and represent a challenge to injury prevention efforts. A recent study found that significant injury occurred in 41% of side-impact crashes, 15% of frontal impacts, and 3% of rear impacts involving child occupants. In addition, other studies have reported child mortality rates of 30% for side-impact crashes and 17% for frontal-impact crashes. Because of the large size of the head in relation to the rest of the body, a child's head and neck are more vulnerable than those of an adult. Children have more head surface area and a lower-seated height, both of which increase the risk of contact with the interior door panel or pillars during side-impact crashes.

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Title
Child occupants and side-impact crashes : Commentary
Creator
Desapriya, Ediriweera; Samayawardhena, Lionel; Somasiri, Aruna; Pike, Ian, 1958-
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health
Publisher
Elsevier
Date Issued
2011
Description
Commentary piece. Side-impact crashes are more dangerous for children and represent a challenge to injury prevention efforts. A recent study found that significant injury occurred in 41% of side-impact crashes, 15% of frontal impacts, and 3% of rear impacts involving child occupants. In addition, other studies have reported child mortality rates of 30% for side-impact crashes and 17% for frontal-impact crashes. Because of the large size of the head in relation to the rest of the body, a child's head and neck are more vulnerable than those of an adult. Children have more head surface area and a lower-seated height, both of which increase the risk of contact with the interior door panel or pillars during side-impact crashes.
Subject
Children and youth (0-19); Road injury
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-12-08
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0404518
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80406
Affiliation
Pediatrics, Department of; Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC
Publisher DOI
10.1016/j.jen.2011.03.012
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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