February 25, 2004
By: Konrad Navrotny
Website: http://www.1st-in-cars.com
Detailing Auto Trauma Cases Available To Auto Safety Researchers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced the availability of a computer CD-ROM containing summaries of 400 motor vehicle trauma cases investigated by nine Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network Centers around the country.
CIREN was established in 1996 and is a multi-center research program involving clinicians and engineers in hospitals, universities, industry, and government. CIREN's mission is to improve the treatment and rehabilitation of motor vehicle crash injuries and to prevent and reduce deaths, disabilities, and human and economic costs of highway crashes.
Nine Level 1 Trauma Centers are linked together through a computer network associated with this research program. Level 1 Trauma Centers are traditionally teaching institutions associated with a university. Of these existing centers, seven are funded by NHTSA, one by Mercedes-Benz, and one by Ford. Together, they are studying crashes, injuries, and treatments to improve processes and outcomes. Researchers can review data and share expertise, which could lead to the design of safer vehicles.
Each center collects detailed crash and medical data on approximately 50 motor vehicle crashes per year. After the necessary coding and quality control takes place, the information is added to a database on the computer network linking the centers. The CIREN database, as currently configured, consists of multiple discrete fields of data concerning these crashes, including crash reconstruction and medical injury profiles. Personal and location identifiers and highly sensitive medical information have been removed from the public files to protect patient confidentiality.
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