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Module 2: The Biomechanics of Trauma

Segment 3: Motor Vehicle Collisions

Websites

U.S. Road Safety By the Numbers
A website with information on highway safety, advocacy efforts, and statistics on road traffic injuries and fatalities. (Governor's Highway Safety Association)
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data Resource Page
NHTSA website with information on highway safety, crash data resources, and a list of recent National Center for Statistics Analysis (NCSA) Publications. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA))
How Airbags Work
A short article describing how airbags work. (HowStuffWorks)
Distracted Driving
NHTSA website with information about distracted driving. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Videos

Classic Crash Test Dummies
Slow-motion footage of what happens to passengers in a motor vehicle collision. (Classic Crash Dummies)
Crash Test Kids
Crash dummy video of unrestrained children in motor vehicle collisions. (YouTube)
Second Chance
A drive-cam video showing an unbelted driver ejected during a collision. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration USA)
Good Drivers Just Drive
A public service message with distracted driving examples showing collisions and near misses. (JudgesTrafficSchool)
Mistakes
A moving look at the lethal impact of speeding on vehicle deceleration time. Warning: this one's intense! (New Zealand Traffic Authority)
Irish Road Safety PSA
A road safety public service announcement. Warning: this one's intense. (YouTube)
Always Wear Your Seatbelt
A beautiful and powerful reminder to wear seat belts. (SussexSaferRoads)
WHO Mortality Database

A searchable database for global mortality statistics. (World Health Organization)

Injuries and violence

The incidence and impact of intentional and unintentional injuries across the age spectrum. (World Health Organization)

Provincial Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Report Card

Links to a variety of statistics related to the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Canadian Provinces. (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation)