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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc García Vilana, Silvia author Sánchez Molina, David author Velázquez Ameijide, Juan author Llumà Fuentes, Jordi author 2021-12-17 Worldwide, the ocurrence of acute subdural hematomas (ASDHs) in road traffic crashes is a major public health problem. ASDHs are usually produced by loss of structural integrity of one of the cerebral bridging veins (CBVs) linking the parasagittal sinus to the brain. Therefore, to assess the risk of ASDH it is important to know the mechanical conditions to which the CBVs are subjected during a potentially traumatic event (such as a traffic accident or a fall from height). Recently, new studies on CBVs have been published allowing much more accurate prediction of the likelihood of mechanical failure of CBVs. These new data can be used to propose new damage metrics, which make more accurate predictions about the probability of occurrence of ASDH in road crashes. This would allow a better assessement of the effects of passive safety countermeasures and, consequently, to improve vehicle restraint systems. Currently, some widely used damage metrics are based on partially obsolete data and measurements of the mechanical behavior of CBVs that have not been confirmed by subsequent studies. This paper proposes a revision of some existing metrics and constructs a new metric based on more accurate recent data on the mechanical failure of human CBVs. Peer Reviewed Postprint (published version) Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica::Biomecànica Biomechanics Bridging veins TBI Injury metrics Damage metrics Biomechanics Strain rate dependent materials Biomecànica Injury metrics for assessing the risk of acute subdural hematoma in traumatic events