Lap seat-belts: still trouble after all these years.
A series of three cases of severe injury caused by involvement in an accident while wearing lap seat-belts is presented. More than 30 years after the term 'seat-belt syndrome' was coined, attention still requires to be drawn to the likely combination of severe spinal and intra-abdominal injuries in such patients.
Moir
J S
JS
Department of Orthopaedics, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, UK.
Ashcroft
G P
GP
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology; D012622:Seat Belts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000209:etiology