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The Crash Severity Dimension is a MAST [[dimension]] which summarises the overall [[severity]] of [[crashes]] according to [[STATS19]] returns.  It uses MAST's standard [[Severity Dimension]] structure.
The Crash Severity Dimension is a MAST [[dimension]] which summarises the overall [[severity]] of [[crashes]] according to [[STATS19]] returns.  It uses MAST's standard [[Severity Dimension]] structure.
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Crash severity takes the most severity of the most acute casualty as the severity of the crash overall.  It should not be confused with [[casualty severity]], which describes the severity of individual [[casualties]].
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Crash severity defines the severity of the single most acute casualty as that of the crash overall.  It should not be confused with [[casualty severity]], which describes the severity of [[casualties]] individually.

Revision as of 11:57, 9 October 2009

The Crash Severity Dimension is a MAST dimension which summarises the overall severity of crashes according to STATS19 returns. It uses MAST's standard Severity Dimension structure.

Crash severity defines the severity of the single most acute casualty as that of the crash overall. It should not be confused with casualty severity, which describes the severity of casualties individually.

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