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SPINES AND SEAT BELTS: MECHANISMS OF SPINAL INJURY IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES
Author(s) -
Holt Brian W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb130288.x
Subject(s) - seat belt , spinal injury , motor vehicle crash , physical medicine and rehabilitation , poison control , engineering , forensic engineering , injury prevention , medicine , automotive engineering , medical emergency , spinal cord injury , spinal cord , psychiatry
A case of spinal injury associated with the use of a lap/sash seat belt is presented. A review of the literature is made and a mechanism of injury related specifically to lap/sash seat belts is proposed. The danger of unrestrained rear seat occupants is emphasized.