Link video evidence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js59biTfIzk
Joel legit has a minor concussion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRttuPG73-o
By the time the car crashed it lost like 90% of its momentum. She also had 3 people helping her. Where as Joel after having what appeared to be a minor concussion killed 3 people with no help.
Joel survives an ambush with a concussion while protecting Ellie.
He survives getting impaled with a pole.
She survived because she got help in most of those situation the rat king is also a fk moron.