Table 1.

Crash and occupant characteristics

	Occupants (total N = 42)						Spinal injuries (total N = 97)
			Age	Age	Age	Age
	Total N = 42		0–4	5–8	9–12	13–17
	N	%	N	N	N	N	N	%
Vehicle type
Minivan	5	12	2	1	—	2	15	15
Passenger car	27	64	4	3	2	18	57	59
Pickup	3	7	—	—	—	3	4	4
Sport utility	7	17	1	—	2	4	21	22
vehicle
Crash direction
Rear	1	2	—	—	—	1	1	1
Front	26	62	7	4	3	12	66	68
Left	5	12	—	—	—	5	5	5
Right	10	24	—	—	1	9	25	26
Delta V (km/h)
Less than 20	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	0
20 to 29	1	2	—	—	1	—	1	1
30 to 39	10	24	1	1	1	7	17	18
40 to 49	5	12	1	—	1	3	7	7
50 to 59	4	10	1	—	—	3	18	19
60 to 69	6	14	2	—	1	3	18	19
70 to 79	2	5	1	—	—	1	7	7
80+	2	5	—	—	—	2	3	3
Unknown	12	29	1	3	—	8	26	27
Age (years)
0–2	1	2	1	—	—	—	2	2
3–5	7	17	6	1	—	—	13	13
6–8	3	7	—	3	—	—	6	6
9–12	4	10	—	—	4	—	12	12
13–15	7	17	—	—	—	7	28	29
16–17	20	48	—	—	—	20	36	37
Seating position
Row 1 left (driver)	11	26	—	—	—	11	20	21
Row 1 right	15	36	1	1	1	12	41	42
Row 2 left	6	14	2	1	2	1	19	20
Row 2 middle	2	5	2	—	—	—	4	4
Row 2 right	5	12	1	1	—	3	7	7
Row 3 left	2	5	—	1	1	—	4	4
Row 3 right	1	2	1	—	—	—	2	2
Restraint
Forward-facing	2	5	2	—	—	—	4	4
restraint system
Booster	2	5	2	—	—	—	4	4
Lap/shoulder	37	88	3	3	4	27	101	91
belt
Unknown child	1	2	1	—	—	—	2	2
restraint system