Pediatric restraint use is associated with reduced transports by emergency medical services providers after motor vehicle crashes

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 448-452

  Caviness, A Chantal ^a   Jones, Jennifer L ^b   DeGuzman, Michael A ^b   Shook, Joan E ^b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Emergency medical services; Injury; Motor vehicle crashes; Seat belts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROBABILITY; SAFETY; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VICTIM;

EID: 0142094546     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/312703002168     Document Type: Article

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