The influence of seat belt wearing on the incidence of severe head injury.
A retrospective follow-up of patients admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of head injury in two sample years, before and after the introduction of legislation requiring the use of seat belts, has been undertaken. This shows a marked reduction in the incidence of severe head injury following the introduction of this legislation.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001315:Australia; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012622:Seat Belts