Morbidity among pediatric motor vehicle crash victims: the effectiveness of seat belts
| Autor: | J. S. Osberg, C Di Scala |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Poison control Abdominal Injuries Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Injury Severity Score Trauma Centers Epidemiology Injury prevention medicine Craniocerebral Trauma Humans Disabled Persons Glasgow Coma Scale Registries Child business.industry Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Seat Belts Length of Stay equipment and supplies Patient Discharge United States Surgery Hospitalization Intensive Care Units El Niño Evaluation Studies as Topic Child Preschool Surgical Procedures Operative Emergency medicine Female business human activities Research Article Motor vehicle crash |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 82:422-425 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.82.3.422 |
| Popis: | It is well established that seat belts reduce mortality and morbidity among children. Data are presented for 413 children injured severely enough in motor vehicle crashes to require hospitalization. Of the unrestrained children, 4.5% died, compared with 2.4% of the belted children. Unrestrained children had a higher proportion of injuries in four of five anatomical regions, were more severely injured, stayed longer in the hospital, and were 15% more likely than belted children to be discharged with impairments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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