Odds of critical injuries in unrestrained pediatric victims of motor vehicle collision

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 626-629

  Chan, Lisa ^a   Reilly, Kevin Michael ^a   Telfer, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child safety restraint; Pediatric morbidity and mortality from motor vehicle collisions; Unrestrained child in motor vehicle collisions

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEAT BELTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33748798189     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000227867.46439.76     Document Type: Article

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