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Morbidity among pediatric motor vehicle crash victims: the effectiveness of seat belts.

Author(s) -

J. Scott Osberg,

Carla Di Scala

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.82.3.422

Subject(s) - seat belt , injury prevention , medicine , poison control , motor vehicle crash , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , crash , pediatrics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medical emergency , emergency medicine , engineering , pathology , automotive engineering , computer science , programming language

It is well established that seat belts reduce mortality and morbidity among children. Data are presented for 413 children injured severely enough in motor vehicle crashes to require hospitalization. Of the unrestrained children, 4.5% died, compared with 2.4% of the belted children. Unrestrained children had a higher proportion of injuries in four of five anatomical regions, were more severely injured, stayed longer in the hospital, and were 15% more likely than belted children to be discharged with impairments.

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