title: The impact of auto accidents on medical care.
abstract: Dual air bags in cars have been standard equipment since 1994. Crumple zones are built into cars to absorb the impact of frontal and rear-end crashes. Virtually all states have mandated seatbelt use laws, and many states, including New Jersey, require motorcyclists to wear a helmet. Yet, more than 3 million Americans were injured in motor vehicle crashes in 1997, and 150,000 to 170,000 of those injuries were serious or extremely serious.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Levinson
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001336:Automobiles / Q000592:standards*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000592:standards; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*