Prospective study of the effect of safety belts in motor vehicle crashes
| Autor: | Mary Dunne, Charles P. Orsay, Timothy L. Turnbull, Patricia Langenberg, Elizabeth M. Orsay, John Barrett |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Thoracic Injuries Poison control Occupational safety and health Lumbar Injury prevention Craniocerebral Trauma Humans Multicenter Studies as Topic Medicine Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Cause of death Chicago Arm Injuries business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Accidents Traffic Human factors and ergonomics Seat Belts Spinal Injuries Abbreviated Injury Scale Emergency Medicine Physical therapy Wounds and Injuries Female business human activities Leg Injuries |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Emergency Medicine. 19:258-261 |
| ISSN: | 0196-0644 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82040-2 |
| Popis: | Trauma resulting from motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) is the leading cause of death in persons 1 to 38 years old. The following prospective study was undertaken to assess the effect of safety belts on the types of injuries sustained in MVCs. A total of 1,364 patients from four Chicago-area hospitals were evaluated prospectively during a six-month period. Safety belts reduced the incidence of head, facial, thoracic, abdominal, and extremity injuries sustained in MVCs. Spinal injuries comprised the only group in which safety belt wearers sustained injuries more frequently than safety belt nonwearers. Further research on the different safety belt designs and effects of air bags is needed to reduce the incidence of cervical and lumbar strain in restrained patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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