Authors: Holger Staack, Volker Labenski, and Giacomo Marini—AUDI AG; Yunshi Liang—VW China CSA
Abstract
Outcomes from car to pedestrian accidents as recorded in 2022 German (GIDAS) and Chinese (CIDAS) in-depth accident databases are compared for moderate to severe (AIS2+) thorax and head injuries. Both databases are independently analyzed with respect to different injury types, e.g. thorax and head injuries. In general, accidents with AIS2+ thorax injuries are characterized by higher pedestrian ages and higher collision velocities and show more polytraumatic outcomes compared to other AIS2+ injuries. The last two aspects are especially higher in CIDAS. Besides infrastructure effects (higher collision velocities) and fewer cars with pedestrian protection measures, differences in accident documentation are identified as possible reasons for the higher occurrence of head and thorax injuries in CIDAS. Further investigations are recommended in order to validate these findings.
Pages: 3
Event: 67th Stapp Car Crash Conference
Type: Short Communication