Commentary: Death on Our Nation's Roadways: Not Just for Cars

Thoma, Todd

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.07.020

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“…Seat belt–related injuries, often termed “seat belt syndrome” are a spectrum of injuries involving the chest wall that includes soft tissue injury, clavicular and rib fractures, mesenteric tears, and potential hollow viscus perforations. 2 , 3 Skin abrasions and bruising often occur on the surface, and the overall extent of injuries is linked to the degree of restraint from the 3-point lap-diagonal seat belts (Table 1 ). However, several factors do play a significant role in determining the severity of the injuries sustained from a 3-point lap-diagonal seat belt such as the velocity of the collision and the passenger location.…”

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“…Seat belts have been shown to reduce the risk of serious injury to passengers and automobile drivers by >50% and the risk of fatal injury by 63%–67%. 1 , 2 Unlike passive forms of restraints such as airbags, 3-point lap-diagonal seat belts dynamically hold individuals in their seats, thereby preventing them from catapulting forward and sustaining fatal injuries. However, due to the nature of the blunt force they can deliver to the neck, chest, or abdomen, seat belts injuries—when they occur—have been associated to specific laceration and contusion patterns and morbidity.…”

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Restoring the Severed Breast and Chest following Seat Belt Trauma

Noël

Fornadley

Potochny

2020

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Summary: In this article, we presented 2 cases of rare clinical presentation of 3-point lap-diagonal seat belt injuries and provided a brief overview of the spectrum of the associated deformity and morbidity. Both of our patients presented in a delayed fashion during the subacute period at 12 and 4 months, respectively, following their traumatic seat belt injuries, which improved with surgical intervention. Ideally, these injuries should be repaired during the subacute period once any life-threatening injuries have been addressed, because seat belt–restraint injuries may otherwise lead to chronic pain, functional loss, and physical deformity.

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Section: Spectrum Of Seat Belt–associated Morbiditiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Restoring the Severed Breast and Chest following Seat Belt Trauma

Noël

Fornadley

Potochny

2020

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Epidemiology of Pedestrian–Motor Vehicle Fatalities and Injuries, 2006–2015

Chong

Chiang

Allen

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American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Assessing the Safety of Auto-Rickshaws Used as Public Transport in Ghana

Tettehfio,

Andoh,

Atombo

et al. 2024

AEF

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Auto-rickshaws serve as one of the public transport modes for many Ghanaians. However, there is growing concern regarding their safety when used for commercial transport. Therefore, this study assessed the safety of Auto-rickshaw used for commercial public transport in Ghana through Delphi and safety matrix techniques. The study focused on major safety factors such as operational, active, passive and operational safety perspectives, as well as accident, injury, and death prevention. Data was collected through questionnaire surveys to assess the identified safety factors, which were quantitatively evaluated in terms of their occurrence likelihood and consequence safety index. This study extends safety analysis from vehicle safety standards (VSS) to assess the operational safety of Auto-rickshaw. First, a Delphi survey and safety matrix approach were used to identify the major safety factors. Further endurance behaviour of Auto-Rickshaw was examined using commercial code ANSYS 19.2 workbench. Findings indicate that installation and usage of seatbelts in Auto-rickshaw are the most convenient and adaptable safety features perceived to protect occupants from injuries and death. Simulation results further showed that Auto-rickshaw with seatbelts offer 80.3% protection to occupants, compared with Auto-rickshaw without seatbelts, which offer 58.6% protection. Efforts must be made to enact and enforce policies that ensure seatbelts are incorporated into commercial auto-rickshaws.

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Commentary: Death on Our Nation's Roadways: Not Just for Cars

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Restoring the Severed Breast and Chest following Seat Belt Trauma

Restoring the Severed Breast and Chest following Seat Belt Trauma

Epidemiology of Pedestrian–Motor Vehicle Fatalities and Injuries, 2006–2015

Assessing the Safety of Auto-Rickshaws Used as Public Transport in Ghana

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