title: Seat belt effectiveness: case examples from real-world crash investigations.
abstract: Although it may be well known that the lap-shoulder belts are effective in reducing occupant injury in motor vehicle crashes, hardly ever have actual examples been presented in the medical literature. This paper presents case histories of selected severe crashes in which one or more of the occupants were lap-shoulder belted. Environmental and vehicular details, as well as injury descriptions, are presented along with comments.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001336:Automobiles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012622:Seat Belts; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control*