TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Injuries to Children Restrained in 2- and 3-Point Belts
JO  - Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
A1  - Bulas, D
A1  - Better, AI
A1  - Gotschall, C. S.
A1  - Warner, Margaret A.
A1  - Bents, F.
A1  - Eichelberger, Martin R.
SP  - 29
EP  - 43
VL  - 42
IS  - 
N2  - Injury risks to children restrained in 2-point belts have been well described. "Seat belt syndrome," associated with the use of 2-point belts, includes contusion of the abdominal wall, fracture of the lumbar spine, and intra-abdominal injury. Using crash reconstruction methodologies and prospectively collected clinical data, we compared injury patterns by restraint type among a sample of 98 belted children. There were no significant differences in injury severity or hospital charges by belt type. There was no difference in the risk of AIS = 2 injury to the head, neck, chest, abdominal contents or extremities by belt type. Children restrained in 3-point belts exhibit a similar pattern of injury to those in 2-point belts, however 3-point belts appear to be protective for lumbar fracture.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1540-0360
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -