INCIDENCE AND DURATION OF NECK PAIN AMONG PATIENTS INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENTS

Car occupants who had attended hospital after road traffic accidents during 6 months in 1982 and in 1983 were contacted by questionnaire between one and two years after their accident. Interviews were also conducted among former patients. The results confirm that neck pain occurs after impact from all directions but is disproportionately more common after collisions in which the impact is from the rear. There were significantly more neck sprains among those who had been wearing seat belts than those who had not. Head rests reduce the incidence of neck pain in rear impact accidents. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  British Medical Association

  BMA House, Tavistock Square
  London WC1H 9JR,   United Kingdom 
• Publication Date: 1986-1-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 94-95
• Serial:
  • BMJ
  • Volume: 292
  • Issue Number: 6513
  • Publisher: British Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0959-8138
  • Serial URL: http://www.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deployable head restraints; Headrests; Injuries; Interviewing; Manual safety belts; Neck; Questionnaires; Rear end crashes; Traffic crashes; Utilization
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2040: Cervical vertebrae; 1399: Head restraint; 2163: Injury; 9147: Interview; 1620: Rear end collision; 1476: Safety belt; 8119: United Kingdom; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00471244
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1988 12:00AM