Jeon Hyeok-Jin, Kim Sang-Chul, Shin Jaeho, Jung Jae-Yoon, Lee Kang-Hyun, Lee Hee-Young, Kim Ho-Jung
a Department of Emergency Medical Technology , Choonhae College of Health Sciences , Ungchon-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan , South Korea.
b Department of Emergency Medicine , Chungbuk National University Hospital , Cheongju-si , Chungcheongbuk-do , South Korea.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2017 Nov 17;18(8):839-844. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2017.1315413. Epub 2017 Apr 6.
Truck vehicles (TVs) have a different structure and stiffness than non-TVs and are used commercially for transporting goods. This study aimed to analyze whether truck occupants have a greater risk of serious injury than those of other types of vehicles.
Crash data were obtained from the Korean In-Depth Data Analysis Study (KIDAS) for calendar years 2011-2016. Vehicles involved in frontal crash were included and classified into TVs and non-TVs (passenger cars and sports utility vehicles). We compared the demographic characteristics and serious injuries by body region between the 2 groups and analyzed factors that contributed to the serious injury severity from frontal crashes.
The analysis was based on 884 occupants; 177 (20.0%) were in TVs and 707 (80.0%) were in non-TVs. Non-TVs had more frontal airbags deployments than TVs (50.9% vs. 3.4%, P <.01). TV occupants were 4.8 times more likely to have a serious lower extremity (LE) injury (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 4.820; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.407-9.653) and 2.5 times to have a serious abdominal injury (AOR = 2.465; 95% CI, 1.108-5.487) compared to non-TV occupants.
Truck occupants had more serious LE and abdominal injuries than those of other types of vehicles in frontal crashes. Structural improvement and legislative efforts to develop safety systems are necessary to improve the safety of truck occupants.
货运车辆（TVs）与非货运车辆结构和刚度不同，用于商业货物运输。本研究旨在分析货运车辆驾乘人员比其他类型车辆驾乘人员遭受严重伤害的风险是否更高。
从韩国深度数据分析研究（KIDAS）获取2011 - 2016历年的碰撞数据。纳入正面碰撞事故中的车辆，并分为货运车辆和非货运车辆（乘用车和运动型多用途汽车）。我们比较了两组之间的人口统计学特征和按身体部位划分的严重伤害情况，并分析了导致正面碰撞中严重伤害严重程度的因素。
分析基于884名驾乘人员；177名（20.0%）在货运车辆中，707名（80.0%）在非货运车辆中。非货运车辆正面安全气囊展开次数比货运车辆多（50.9%对3.4%，P <.01）。与非货运车辆驾乘人员相比，货运车辆驾乘人员发生严重下肢（LE）损伤的可能性高4.8倍（调整优势比[AOR] = 4.820；95%置信区间[CI]，2.407 - 9.653），发生严重腹部损伤的可能性高2.5倍（AOR = 2.465；95% CI，1.108 - 5.487）。
在正面碰撞中，货运车辆驾乘人员比其他类型车辆驾乘人员遭受更严重的下肢和腹部损伤。为提高货运车辆驾乘人员的安全性，有必要进行结构改进和立法努力以开发安全系统。
