Citation

Contostavlos DL, Laposata EA. J. Trauma 1992; 33(4): 637-640.

Affiliation

Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office, Lima, Pennsylvania.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1433411

Abstract

We have identified two cases which exemplify the typical injury caused by the under-the-arm placement of a shoulder harness (without the associated lap belt) in frontal collisions, namely, fatal liver laceration in the sagittal plane. Trauma care personnel should be alert for this type of rapidly fatal abdominal injury that occurs even in low-speed impacts. A prominent warning label on these belts regarding proper placement and the need for use of the associated lap belt may be appropriate.

Language: en