July 16, 2009 by OnStar Admin
OnStar Creates Injury Severity Prediction to Improve Automatic Crash Response
OnStar has developed an Injury Severity Prediction which will allow OnStar advisors to alert first responders when a vehicle crash is likely to have caused serious injury to the occupants. The prediction is based on the findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert panel.
“The OnStar Injury Severity Prediction will speak for our subscribers, even when they cannot speak for themselves,” said Chet Huber, president, OnStar. “This technology is like a virtual witness to the crash, based on data which is more precise than eye-witness accounts.”
Using a collection of built-in vehicle sensors, OnStar Automatic Crash Response system sends crash data to an advisor if the vehicle is involved in a moderate or severe front, rear or side-impact crash. The data includes crash severity, along with the direction of impact, air bag deployment, multiple impacts and vehicle type.
This information will then be used to automatically calculate the Injury Severity Prediction which comes back as a Normal or High score. When an advisor tells first responders there is an Injury Severity Prediction of High it will signify that there is a higher risk of severe injury and help the responders determine what level of care required and the transport destination for patients. This estimate should be available to OnStar advisors early next year.
The Injury Severity Prediction will be available on all vehicles equipped with Automatic Crash Response technology. GM has sold over 7 million vehicles with OnStar Automatic Crash Response.
