TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1974//
TI  - Injuries fatal to auto occupants using seat belts
JO  - Proceedings: American Association for Automotive Medicine Annual Conference
A1  - Harris, L. S.
A1  - Wright, R. K.
SP  - 30
EP  - 36
VL  - 18
IS  - 
N2  - A series of auto driver and passenger fatalities is reported in which each of the deceased was using a voluntary belt restraint system ("lap belts" or "3-point belts") at the moment of the fatal crash. A reconstruction of each lethal episode, based upon vehicle examination, police reports and autopsy data, leads to the following conclusions; with rare exceptions, deaths occurred in spite of and not because of belt use; 2-point lap belts do not consistently prevent fatal injury in high speed crashes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however a comparison of fatality incidence in belted versus non- belted victims yields a significant degree of non-representation of belt users in the total crash fatality population.<p />
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SN  - 0892-6484
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -