When do AIS 1 neck injuries result in long-term consequences?
Vehicle and human factors. Krafft M. Traffic Inj Prev 2002; 3(2): 89-97. Correspondence: Maria Krafft, Folksam Research, 106 60 Stockholm, SWEDEN; (email: maria.krafft@folksam.se). AIS 1 neck injuries are the most frequent injury among car occupants in car collisions. The main public-health problem concerning neck injuries are those resulting in long-term consequences. Yet epidemiological studies mostly focus on data based on the initial injury outcome. This study compares the characteristics of rear impacts causing both short- and long-term consequences to the neck. Real life data from Swedish insurance material during 1990-1993 were used, where the resultant impact injuries to the neck were divided into two groups: occupants self-reporting initial symptoms shortly after the crash and a subgroup were the initial symptoms later developed into long-term consequences, estimated by medical specialists (chronic symptoms at least one year after the impact). The influence of change of veloci
