CLINICAL ASPECTS OF THE DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS OF ROAD ACCIDENTS ON THE HUMAN BODY

The article discusses the patterns of injury resulting from road accidents to aid diagnosis. An understanding of injury pattern is of value in the manipulation of fractures in order to decide whether they need internal fixation or whether external splints will be sufficient. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica

  Munksgaard, Noerre Soegade 35
  DK-1370 Copenhagen,   Denmark 
• Authors:
  • London, P S
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 460-474
• Serial:
  • Volume: 46

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Drivers; Foot; Fracture mechanics; Fractures (Anatomy); Highway safety; Injuries; Injury severity; Leg; Loss and damage; Pedestrians; Skin; Thorax; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fracture
• Old TRIS Terms: Personal injury
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1614: Damage; 1772: Driver; 2161: Fracture (bone); 2163: Injury; 2023: Leg (human); 1733: Pedestrian; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 2048: Skin; 2083: Thorax
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142469
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 19 1977 12:00AM