Severe thoracic and abdominal injuries associated with lap-harness seatbelts

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1984, Pages 166-167

  Woelfel, George F ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Cogbill, Thomas H ^a   Van Way, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; CASE REPORT; ETIOLOGY; HEART; HEART CONTUSION; HUMAN; INJURY; LIVER; LIVER INJURY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; SEATBELT; SEATBELT INJURY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN INJURY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THERAPY; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; SEAT BELTS; THORACIC INJURIES;

EID: 0021349778     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198402000-00016     Document Type: Article

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