Open AccessOptimal Restraint Reduces the Risk of Abdominal Injury in Children Involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes
Author(s) -
Michael L. Nance,
Nicolas Lutz,
Kristy B. Arbogast,
Rebecca A. Cornejo,
Michael J. Kallan,
Flaura Koplin Winston,
Dennis R. Durbin
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000103068.51037.20
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , injury prevention , poison control , abbreviated injury scale , occupational safety and health , pediatrics , injury severity score , emergency medicine , pathology
The American Academy of Pediatrics has established guidelines for optimal, age-appropriate child occupant restraint. While optimal restraint has been shown to reduce the risk of injuries overall, its effect on specific types of injuries, in particular abdominal injuries, has not been demonstrated.