NON-FATAL INJURIES SUSTAINED BY BACK SEAT PASSENGERS

Of 2,275 cases of non-fatal injuries sustained by all categories of road users 185 were inflicted on back seat passengers. Twenty-six such passengers sustained severe and 66 moderately severe injuries. Only two patients (aged 18 months and 3 years) wore any form of restraint. Back seat passengers may be injured by impact with the rear of the front seat or other objects in the rear compartment; by objects in the front compartment; or by being thrown out of the car completely. An adequate restraint system, such as the lap-and-diagonal type of seat belt, would reduce the incidence and severity of injuries. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Supported by Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
• Corporate Authors:

  British Medical Association

  BMA House, Tavistock Square
  London WC1H 9JR,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Christian, M S
• Publication Date: 1975-2-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 320-322
• Serial:
  • BMJ
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 5953
  • Publisher: British Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0959-8138
  • Serial URL: http://www.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Back; Crash severity; Crashes; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Passengers; Seats; Traffic crashes; Vehicle occupants; Vehicle rear end
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents; Rear
• Old TRIS Terms: Back injuries
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 2163: Injury; 9067: Rear; 1388: Seat (veh); 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125571
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-025 729U
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1985 12:00AM