Kinematics of belted fatalities in frontal collisions: A new approach in deep studies of injury mechanisms

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1506-1516

  Lindquist, Mats O ^a   Hall, Andrew R ^b   Björnstig, Ulf L ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body kinematics; Deep study; Frontal collision; Motor vehicle collision; Seat belt; Small overlap

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FATALITY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEATBELT; SEATBELT INJURY; SWEDEN; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR BAGS; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEAT BELTS; SWEDEN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33845784690     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000210496.52412.02     Document Type: Article

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