MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND BURNS: AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STODY OF MOTOR VEHICLE FIRES AND THEIR VICTIMS
THIS EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY SURVEYS THE RECORDS OF THE GALVESTON SHRINERS BURNS INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN FROM 1966 TO 1972. DURING THIS PERIOD 1,267 PATIENTS WERE TREATED IN THE ACUTE AND RECONSTRUCTIVE WARDS. THIRTY-EIGHT BURNS OCCURED IN MOTOR VEHICLES. FRACTURES, RESPIRATORY BURNS, BURNS TO THE FACE AND HANDS, EXPOSURE TO TOXIC GASES, ASPHYXIA, AND DEATH OF FELLOW OCCUPANTS ARE ALL COMPLICATIONS SEEN IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT VICTIMS WHICH INCREASE PROBLEMS OF MEDICAL MANAGEMENT. DETAILS OF THE COMPLICATIONS IN BOTH MOVING AND NONMOVING ACCIDETS ARE EXAMINED AND COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE BURN POPULATION, STUDY OF ETIOLOGIC FACTORS OF THE BURN ITSELF IS MADE. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR ACUTE CARE, INCREASED FEDERAL FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS, AND POSSIBLE METHODS OF PREVENTION. MANDATORY OUTFITTING OF ALL MOTOR VEHICLES WITH DRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGQUISHRES IS SUGGESTED AS A METHOD OF DECREASING VEHICLE FIRE INJURIES AND FATALITIES.
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Authors:
- King, B G
- Abston, S
- Evans, E B
- Publication Date: 1973
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Burns (Injuries); Crash types; Crashes; Fires; Injuries; Medical services; Protection
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224452
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM