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. 2005;49:119–132.

Table 14.

Top 5 Sources of Head Injury

Driver Front Seat Passenger
Belted Roof or Convertible Top 114 (47.5%) Roof or Convertible Top 29 (49.2%)
Roof Left Side Rail 38 (15.8%) Right A-Pillar 8 (13.6%)
Noncontact Injury 15 (6.3%) Noncontact Injury 4 (6.8%)
Unknown Source 12 (5.0%) Roof Right Side Rail 4 (6.8%)
Left B-Pillar 11 (4.6%) Unknown Source 3 (5.1%)
Unbelted Roof or Convertible Top 30 (24.4%) Roof or Convertible Top 17 (43.6%)
Unknown Source 16 (13.0%) Front Header 6 (15.4%)
Front Header 10 (8.1%) Other Front Object 6 (15.4%)
Unknown Exterior of Other Vehicle 10 (8.1%) Windshield 4 (10.3%)
Roof Left Side Rail 9 (7.3%) Roof Right Side Rail 3 (7.7%)