Study on traffic injury of front crash in rabbits

Objective To study the mechanism and characteristic of traffic injury of front crash. Methods Thirty rabbits were divided randomly into 3 groups according to crash velocity. The initial velocity of GroupⅠ was 30 km/h, group Ⅱ 40 km/h, and group Ⅲ 50 km/h. The rabbits were fixed on the seats in a sitting position and the injury process were started by driving power system with the velocity and acceleration set primarily. The crashing velocity and deceleration were recorded by laser velocity measuring system and high speed camera system. The injury characteristics of rabbits were observed and then the AIS-ISS score was compared. Results During 1 hour after injury, all rabbits survived except one in group Ⅱ and three in group Ⅲ. No organ injury was found in group Ⅰ, but organ injuries in thorax and abdomen were found in group Ⅱ and Ⅲ. The score of AIS (MAIS) and ISS were (2.30±0.65), (14.50±2.10) in group Ⅱand (4.20±0.70), (36.40±4.58) in group Ⅲ respectively. Conclusion The velocity and deceleration of crash have impact on the injury character of animal, and the main injury organs are the thorax and abdomen in traffic injury of front crash in rabbits.