Table 3

Number of occupants injured at the AIS 2+ level by age, seat orientation and body region, NASS-CDS years 1993–2015, presented as unweighted n (survey-weighted %)

Age 0Age 1
Rear-facing (%)Forward-facing (%)Rear-facing (%)Forward-facing (%)
AIS 2+ head injury27 (0.9)1 (0.3)3 (0.3)10 (0.4)
 Face1 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (0.2)
 Neck0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
 Thorax3 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)
 Abdomen2 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.1)3 (0.1)
 Spine0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)3 (0.1)
 Upper extremity3 (0.1)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)3 (0.2)
 Lower extremity5 (0.1)1 (0.3)1 (0.1)6 (0.3)
  • AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; NASS-CDS, National Automotive Sampling System Crashworthiness Data System.