THE USE OF SEAT BELTS BY MOTOR CAR OCCUPANTS INVOLVED IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Two hundred and forty-four motor car occupants involved in road traffic accidents, who sustained injuries sufficiently severe to require admission to hospital, have been investigated in order to assess the value of seat belts. The results indicated that the use of seat belts significantly reduced the mortality and the number of severe, multiple and facial injuries.

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  Wright (John) and Sons, Limited

  42-44 Triangle West
  Bristol,   England 
• Authors:
  • GALASKO, CSB
  • Edwards, D H
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 320-324
• Serial:
  • Injury
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0020-1383
  • EISSN: 1879-0267
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00201383

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash severity; Manual safety belts; Traffic crashes; Vehicle occupancy
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00099034
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM