AUTO FATALITIES BY POSTURAL ASPHYXIA

We present four cases of motor vehicle death by postural asphyxia. These deaths represent 4% of all motor vehicle occupant deaths during the study period of one year. The criteria for the diagnosis and the implications for the injury and death reduction effort are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Automotive Medicine

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• Authors:
  • Wright, R K
• Conference:
  • 18th Annual Conference of the American Association for Automotive Medicine
  • Location: Toronto Ontario, Canada
  • Date: 1974-9-12 to 1974-9-14
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 18

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphyxia; Crash injury research; Crash rates; Fatalities; Vehicle occupancy
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081289
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-047-1-063, DOT-HS-031-2-303, DOT-FH-11-7526
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM