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El-Hennawy H, El-Menyar A, Al-Thani H, et al. Epidemiology, causes and prevention of car rollover crashes with ejection. Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2014;4(4):495-502doi: 10.4103/2141-9248.139279.
El-Hennawy, H., El-Menyar, A., Al-Thani, H., Tuma, M., Parchani, A., Abdulrahman, H., Peralta, R., Asim, M., Zarour, A., & Latifi, R. (2014). Epidemiology, causes and prevention of car rollover crashes with ejection. Annals of medical and health sciences research, 4(4), 495-502. https://doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.139279
El-Hennawy, Hm, et al. "Epidemiology, causes and prevention of car rollover crashes with ejection." Annals of medical and health sciences research vol. 4,4 (2014): 495-502. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.139279
El-Hennawy H, El-Menyar A, Al-Thani H, Tuma M, Parchani A, Abdulrahman H, Peralta R, Asim M, Zarour A, Latifi R. Epidemiology, causes and prevention of car rollover crashes with ejection. Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2014 Jul;4(4):495-502. doi: 10.4103/2141-9248.139279. PMID: 25221693; PMCID: PMC4160669.
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Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2014 Jul;4(4):495-502. doi: 10.4103/2141-9248.139279.

Epidemiology, causes and prevention of car rollover crashes with ejection.

Annals of medical and health sciences research

Hm El-Hennawy, A El-Menyar, H Al-Thani, M Tuma, A Parchani, H Abdulrahman, R Peralta, M Asim, A Zarour, R Latifi

Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
  2. Clinical Research, Trauma Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar ; Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar.
  3. Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar.
  4. Department of Surgery, Trauma Surgery Section, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar ; Department of Surgery, Arizona University, Tucson, AZ, USA.

PMID: 25221693 PMCID: PMC4160669 DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.139279

Abstract

Rollover crashes (ROCs) are responsible for almost a third of all highway vehicle occupant fatalities. Although ROCs are common and serious mechanism of injury, ROCs are under-reported. To analyze the causes, mechanism, impact and prevention of ROCs, we reviewed the literature between 1984 and 2013. By utilizing the search engines PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE by using key words "ROCs" "Ejection" and "vehicle" the initial search yielded 241 abstracts, of which 58 articles were relevant. Most of the articles were either retrospective or experimental studies funded by automobile companies. All vehicles are susceptible to rollovers to certain extents. Despite continuing innovation in vehicles' safety, human factor is pivotal in prevention of ROCs. Distracted driving, speeding and drinking escalate the chances of rollover crashes. Wearing a seatbelt greatly improves the chances of surviving a ROC.

Keywords: Crashes; Ejection; Motor vehicle; Rollover

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