The risk of whiplash-induced medical impairment in rear-end impacts for males and females in driver seat compared to front passenger seat |
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| Authors: | Bertil Jonsson Claes Tingvall Maria Krafft Ulf Bjornstig |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Division of Surgery, Umea University, SE-901 85 Umea, Sweden;2. Swedish Road Administration, SE-781 87 Borlange, Sweden;3. Folksam Research, SE-106 60 Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study was to study whiplash injury outcome in front-seat occupants in rear-end impacts using double paired comparison technique. The combination of gender, seated position, and outcome was analyzed. Folksam, a Swedish insurance company, has a database of whiplash injuries. A questionnaire was used to collect study data. The response rate was 81%. The inclusion criteria included medical impairment one year after the impact, as judged by medical specialists. The study included rear-end impacts between 1990 and 1999 that resulted in at least one permanent neck injury impairment; in total, 430 impacts with 860 occupants and 444 impairments. Of those suffering impairment, 302 were female and 142 male; 235 were seated in the driver's seat and 209 in the front passenger seat. Relative risk estimates for impairing whiplash injury, by gender and seated position:- 1.
- Driver male (DM)/passenger female (PF) relative risk = 0.5 n = 218
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| Keywords: | Rear-end impact Whiplash Gender Driver seat Front passenger seat |
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