BELT INJURIES
GURTVERLETZUNGEN
DURING THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1977 TO AUGUST 1978, 52 BELTED CAR OCCUPANTS WERE EXAMINED FOR INJURIES AFTER HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS, AND THE VEHICLES INVOLVED INVESTIGATED BY AN EXPERT. THE INJURIES SUSTAINED WERE ANALYSED WITH RESPECT TO THE EFFECT OF THE SAFETY BELT. THE FOLLOWING RESULTS WERE OBTAINED: (1) EXISTING SAFETY SYSTEMS MAY PREVENT INJURY SINCE EACH IMPACT HAS TO BE ABSORBED BY THE BODY; (2) PRESENT DAY (1978) AUTOMATIC THREE-POINT BELTS CLASP THE BODY WELL AND PREVENT SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE SKULL (ONLY ABOUT 2 PERCENT OF CASES) - SKULL/BRAIN INJURIES SUSTAINED BY UNBELTED OCCUPANTS ARE MUCH MORE FREQUENT; (3) IN 60 PERCENT OF THE CASES STUDIED SERIOUS INJURIES WERE PREVENTED BY THE BELTS; (4) THE NUMBER OF CASES IN WHICH THE BELT POSSIBLY INCREASED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE INJURY WAS ESTIMATED AT 3 PERCENT; IN ABOUT 35 PERCENT OF CASES IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACCURATELY WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE BELT HAD CONTRIBUTED TO DECREASING THE INJURIES.
Language
- German
Project
- Status: Completed
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Contract Numbers:
ITRD 7722
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Sponsor Organizations:
Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
Brüderstraße 53
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany 51427 -
Project Managers:
KNITTER, A
HERZOG, W
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Performing Organizations:
KRANKENHAUS GUMMERSBACH (GUMMERSBACH HOSPITAL)
BRUECKENSTR. 54
GUMMERSBACH, DEUTSCHLAND BR D-5270 - Start Date: 19771201
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 19781220
- Source Data: ITRD D702371
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash severity; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Prevention; Research projects; Skull; Vehicle occupants
- ITRD Terms: 1476: Inertia reel safety belt; 2163: Injury; 1476: Lap strap; 9149: Prevention; 8557: Research project; 1476: Safety belt; 1476: Safety harness; 1476: Seat belt; 1476: Seat harness; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 2021: Skull; 1715: Vehicle occupant
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01290706
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
- Contract Numbers: ITRD 7722
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 2:20AM