The relationship of body mass index, belt placement, and abdominopelvic injuries in motor vehicle crashes: A Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) study
| Autor: | Casey Costa, Thomas Hartka, Joel D. Stitzel, Ashley A. Weaver, R. Shayn Martin, Bahram Kiani, Anna N. Miller, Sydney Schieffer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Anterior superior iliac spine Computed tomography Crash Overweight Body Mass Index mental disorders Vehicle safety medicine Humans Retrospective Studies medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Seat Belts Motor Vehicles medicine.anatomical_structure Radiology medicine.symptom business human activities Safety Research Body mass index Motor vehicle crash |
| Zdroj: | Traffic Injury Prevention. 22:S146-S148 |
| ISSN: | 1538-957X 1538-9588 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE Obesity has important implications for motor vehicle safety due to altered crash injury responses from increased mass and improper seatbelt placement. Abdominal seatbelt signs (ASBS) above the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) in motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) often correlate with abdominopelvic trauma. We investigated the relationship of body mass index (BMI), lap belt placement, and the incidence of abdominopelvic injury using computed tomography (CT) evaluation for subcutaneous ASBS mark and its location relative to the ASIS. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 235 Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) cases and their associated abdominal injuries was conducted. CT Scans were analyzed to visualize fat stranding. 150 positive ASBS were found and their ASBS mark location was classified as superior, on, or inferior to the ASIS. RESULTS Obese occupants had a higher incidence rate of belt placement superior to the ASIS, and occupants with normal BMI had a higher incidence of proper belt placement (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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