Crash analysis of lower extremity injuries in children restrained in forward-facing car seats during front and rear impacts

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 592-597

  Bennett, Tellen D ^a,c   Kaufman, Robert ^b   Schiff, Melissa ^c,d   Mock, Charles ^b   Quan, Linda ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child safety seats; Crash injuries; Motor vehicle crash

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33748756969     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000195792.26837.99     Document Type: Article

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