| ANALYSIS OF NECK FRACTURES FROM FRONTAL COLLISIONS AT LOW SPEEDS |
| S.-J. PARK1, S.-W. CHAE1, E.-S. KIM2 |
1Korea University
2National Institute of Scientific Investigation |
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| ABSTRACT |
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Neck fracture is a major cause of death in traffic accidents. This pattern of injury normally occurs in a frontal collision or overturn of a vehicle. This study investigates the case of a neck fracture from a low-speed collision. In the examined case, the passenger in the front seat of the car fractured his neck and died. He did not have his seatbelt on when the vehicle slipped on a frozen road surface on a downward slope of a hill and impacted into the shoulder of the road at low speed. In this type of collision, an occupant |
| Key Words:
Vehicle collision, Madymo, Low speed, Neck injury, Traffic accidents |
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