The consequences of adopting a MAIS 3 injury target for road safety in the EU: A comparison with targets based on fatalities and long-term consequences

2013 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings - International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Tingvall, Claes ^a   Ifver, Jan ^b   Krafft, Maria ^c   Kullgren, Anders ^a   Lie, Anders ^a   Rizzi, Matteo ^a   Sternlund, Simon ^a   Stigson, Helena ^d   Strandroth, Johan ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Transport Agency   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Injury classification; Long term consequences; Safety management

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMECHANICS; DIAGNOSIS;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; EUROPEAN UNION; LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES; MEDICAL SYSTEMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SERIOUS INJURIES; URBAN AREAS; VEHICLE OCCUPANTS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84896662954     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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