INJURIES TO A SAMPLE OF SEATBELTED CHILDREN EVALUATED AND TREATED IN A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM
This study provides descriptons of the types of injuries sustanied by a sample of children (0-14 years) who were using a vehicle seatbelt at the time of a motor vehicle accident and who were subsequently evaluated and treated in a hospital emergency room. The analysis indicates that in some cases injured seatbelted children were injured in circumstances in which the seatbelt could not have been protective, e.g., vehicle deformation into the child, flying glass, etc. The analysis of the remaining cases of seatbelted children suggests that there are significant variations in mechanisms of injury as well as injury patterns for different aged children. In many of the cases of injury observed in this sample, even though the child had been restrained in the adult seatbelt, the anatomic characteristics of the child prevented optional protection. The research provides further evidence for the necessity for utilizing specially designed restraints for children at least up to the ages of 10 years.
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Corporate Authors:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Authors:
- Agran, P F
- Dunkle, D E
- Winn, D G
- Publication Date: 1987-1
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 1123-26
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Serial:
- Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
- Volume: 27
- Issue Number: 1
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- ISSN: 0022-5282
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Children; Design; Hospitals; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Traffic crashes
- Subject Areas: Design; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00495832
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 8479
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM