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. 2006;50:109–124.

Table 7.

Abdominal injury risk for front seat occupants for different restraint systems as a function of EES. SB = 3 points static belt, RB = 3 points retractor belts, RB+P = 3 points retractor belt with pretensioner and RB+P+AB = 3 points retractor belt with pretensioner and frontal airbag.

Front seat occupant AIS 3+ injury Unbelted SB RB RB +P RB+P+ AB
40–49 km/h Injured (n) 33 3 15 2 1
Involved (n) 781 166 800 148 206
Injury risk (%) 4.23 1.81 1.88 1.35 0.49
50–59 km/h Injured (n) 31 15 49 6 10
Involved (n) 434 99 634 172 226
Injury risk (%) 7.14 15.15 7.73 3.49 4.42
60–69 km/h Injured (n) 32 7 30 15 23
Involved (n) 152 34 329 98 193
Injury risk (%) 21.05 20.59 9.12 15.31 11.92
70–79 km/h Injured (n) 11 2 11 1 15
Involved (n) 23 4 69 13 46
Injury risk (%) 47.83 50.00 15.94 7.69 32.61
Total Injured (n) 107 27 105 24 49
Involved (n) 1390 303 1832 431 671
corrected overall injury risk (%) 14.51 16.26 7.21 6.81 8.31