Importance of Forces and Safety Features in Car Crash Multitrauma

August 24, 2007 updated by: University of Oslo

The Multitraumatized Patient. What is the Importance of Forces Involved and the Use of Safety Equipment for the Amount of Trauma to the Patient Inside the Vehicle.

The pupose of the study is a prospective evaluation of external and internal factors/causes of importance for the trauma and final outcome experienced by persons inside motor vehicles in serious car accidents. We hypothesise that there is an association between the use and function of safety features and the results for the patient and an association between material damage and the severity of injury.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

We plan to study approximately 200 road accidents with multitraumatised patients and accidents with modern cars and severe material damage with little or moderate damage to persons inside the vehicle. A researcher will be alerted by the call centre (Norwegian 911-equivalent), move to the place of accident and take a pure observers role (unless ethically unacceptable due to lack of other health personnel). He will document the accident including use and condition of safety features, conditions inside the coupe, weather conditions, etc. Other available information on the vehicles, crashtests etc will be gathered from the manufacturer. All medical information will be gathered from the ambulance service, hospitals, pathology and forensic departments. Information from police and fire department will also be gathered.

Patient, next-of-kin, others invloved will be interviewed as appropriate in follow-up.

Four accident groups: Front-to-front or -object > 60 km/hour, same < 60 km/hour, car rolled over on road, car rolled over out-of-road. Factors: Age of vehicle, damage to coupe, cause of accident, on-scene time, initial evaluation by health personnel, injury severity scoring in hospital.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment

200

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Norway
      • Oslo, Norway, N-0407
        • Ullevål University Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients with multiple trauma from severe motor vehicle accidents in Eastern Norway patients from motor vehicle accidents in Eastern Norway with severe material damage

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Defined Population
  • Time Perspectives: Other

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Oslo

Collaborators

Ullevaal University Hospital
Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Royal Department of Transportation
Health Region East, Norway

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lars Wik, Ullevaal University Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 20, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 27, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 24, 2007

Last Verified

August 1, 2007

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 216-05-04273
  • 200500715-2

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