Protection of children restrained in child safety seats in side impact crashes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 913-923

  Arbogast, Kristy B ^a,b   Locey, Caitlin M ^a   Zonfrillo, Mark R ^a,b   Maltese, Matthew R ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child safety; Head injury; Lung contusion; Side impact crash

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG CONTUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKULL FRACTURE; SKULL INJURY; SPINE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; BIOMECHANICS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SKULL FRACTURES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77958181586     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e883f9     Document Type: Article

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