SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND SEAT BELTS

There has been a decline in the number of spinal cord injuries resulting from motor-car accidents since the introduction of compulsory wearing of seat belts at the time of the accident is associated with a decrease in the relative number of paraplegics compared to tetraplegics, and a decrease in the severity of neurological injury in all patients. This trend is more obvious in the city than in the country. /Author/

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  Australian Medical Publishing Company, Limited

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• Authors:
  • Burke, D C
• Publication Date: 1973-10-27

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 801-806
• Serial:
  • Medical Journal of Australia
  • Volume: 2
  • Publisher: Australasian Medical Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0025-729X
  • Serial URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13265377

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash severity; Injuries; Laws; Manual safety belts; Spinal column; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00084787
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1976 12:00AM