THE EFFECT OF SEAT BELT USE ON THE DEMAND FOR MEDICAL SERVICES

In a study of 3,361 occupant victims of motor vehicle accidents in Southeastern Ontario, the demand for medical services and the rehabilitation requirements were measured. Comparison of the requirements for medical services and rehabilitation time by restrained and not-restrained occupant victims identifies that an impressive proportion of them is reducible by seat belt use.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • "The Human Collision", International Symposium on Occupant Restraint, June 1-3, 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

  P.O. Box 222
  Morton Grove, IL  United States  60053
• Authors:
  • Dagnone, L E
  • Siu, T O
• Conference:
  • "The Human Collision", International Symposium on Occupant Restraint, June 1-3, 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 14-23

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Driver rehabilitation; Manual safety belts; Medical services; Restraint systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation
• Old TRIS Terms: Occupant restraint
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00348758
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding, HS-032 369, HS-032 370
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 28 1982 12:00AM