Mid-ileal stricture and spinal injury sustained by a 7 year old child restrained by a lap seat belt involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Lap belts are a feature of the middle seat occupant in the rear seat of most Australian family cars. Without the provision of a child harness, they are inadequate to restrain children under eight years of age. We report a motor vehicle accident involving a seven year old child wearing an adult lap belt which resulted in an ileal stricture and a potentially unstable distraction injury of the lumbar spine.
Sripathi
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Department of Surgery, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Western Australia.
King
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D012622:Seat Belts; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology*