AN UNUSUAL SEAT BELT INJURY IN A DOCTOR

The experience is described of a general practioner who sustained a fracture-dislocation of the atlanto-axial joint through the inefficient application of an unyielding (non-inertial) lap and diagonal seat belt. Injuries of the upper cervical spine due to extension forces are frequently seen as a result of poor seat-belt application but may be missed initially. A fractured sternum was also diagnosed and more serious injuries may have occurred had the belt not been worn. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Wright (John) and Sons, Limited

  42-44 Triangle West
  Bristol,   England 
• Authors:
  • Jefferiss, C D
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 310-312
• Serial:
  • Injury
  • Volume: 7
  • 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: Applications; Bone fractures; Economic efficiency; Force; Fracture mechanics; Highway safety; Injuries; Manual safety belts; Spinal column; Vertebrae
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Fracture
• ITRD Terms: 2040: Cervical vertebrae; 5911: Efficiency; 2161: Fracture (bone); 1476: Safety belt; 2041: Spinal column
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138900
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM