Patterns of injury to restrained children in side impact motor vehicle crashes: The side impact syndrome

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1094-1101

  Orzechowski, Kelly M ^a   Edgerton, Elizabeth A ^a   Bulas, Dorothy I ^a   McLaughlin, Patrick M ^a   Eichelberger, Martin R ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Frontal impacts; Injury; Motor vehicle crash; Side impacts; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRUSH TRAUMA; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEATBELT; SIDE IMPACT SYNDROME; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0038801354     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000067288.11456.98     Document Type: Article

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