Restrained front seat car occupant fatalities—The nature and circumstances of their injuries

Mackay, G M; Cheng, Long; Smith, Martin J.; Parkin, S

doi:10.1016/0001-4575(92)90007-6

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“…More than three-quarters of the drivers killed died immediately, which concurs with the literature [2,3,6]. In other studies, deaths at the scene were less frequent, occurring in nearly half of all cases according to Tö ró in Hungary [10], and 58% according to Ryan et al [15] in Australia (all types of road users).…”

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“…In the case of the abdomen, visceral injuries outnumber vascular injuries. The findings of Mackay et al [2] are similar, also mentioning the frequent association of two zones, the head and thorax. Tö ro et al [10] makes the same observation for head injuries, but does not mention lung injuries.…”

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“…Thus, for example, in Mackay's study [2] death occurred in the first hour following the crash in the case of 82% of the 120 belted front seat passengers, and according to Green et al [6] in the case of 90% of the 8839 belted motorists. Death occurred before arrival at hospital in 73% of cases according to Mackay et al [2]. For Green, 84% of fatalities died at the scene of the accident [6], while Tö ro et al [10] gives a figure of 49% (664 road traffic crash casualties consisting of road users of all types), to which an additional 2% of casualties who died during transport should be added.…”

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The fatal injuries of car drivers

Ndiaye

Chambost²,

Chiron

2009

Forensic Science International

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The fatal injuries of car drivers

Ndiaye

Chambost²,

Chiron

2009

Forensic Science International

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“…About 60% of people affected by multiple trauma die at the scene of accident or in the minutes following injury. Remaining part of severely injured people requires adequate hospital care services because of coexisting hypovolemic shock, acute respiratory failure, CNS traumas (23,24).…”

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Pattern of Road Traffic Injuries in Lublin County, Poland

Goniewicz¹,

Nogalski²,

Khayesi³

et al. 2012

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYBackground: Road traffic injury patients admitted to 35 hospitals in Lublin region. Objective: To describe the pattern of road traffic injuries in Lublin county, Poland. Methods: Review of medical records for the period from January 2004 to December 2005. Results: Pedestrians accounted for the largest share of the Road traffic crash (RTC) injury cases (35.8%) and 46.4% of deaths. The highest mortality was observed in motorcycle occupants (7.1%) and victims with abdominal injuries (9.8%). Vulnerable road users represented 71.4% of all RTC deaths, with mortality 5.8%. Early transfers accounted for 82.5% of cases. Mortality in early transfers is 4 times higher than in late transfers.Conclusions: Poland ranks as one of the worst European countries in terms of severity and fatal outcomes of road traffic injuries. Groups of road users in Poland at the highest risk are pedestrians, cyclists, children and young male drivers. The highest mortality rate occurs among road users affected by multiple trauma and head/vertebral column injuries. Alleviation of consequences of road traffic injuries in Poland may be achieved by coordinated efforts and collective responsibility of government, central level agencies, rescue team members and community groups.

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Car Occupant Death According to the Restraint Use of Other Occupants

Cummings

Rivara

2004

JAMA

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CAR OCCUPANT COULD BE killed if struck by another occupant who was catapulted forward, backward, or sideways in a crash. 1-3 We used a matched cohort study design to estimate the association between the death of a car occupant and the restraint use of another occupant in the same car. METHODS Matched Cohort Study Design Persons entered this cohort study when they crashed in a car. The study outcome was death within 30 days of the crash. We wished to adjust for potential confounding factors, such as crash speed and the ability of the vehicle to protect occupants. It is difficult to measure these variables accurately, and estimates of speed were often missing in the data we used. We therefore restricted our study to pairs of occupants who were in the same car when they crashed; these pairs were therefore matched in regard to all vehicle and crash characteristics, such as vehicle type, speed, crash location, and crash severity. A matched-pair cohort design eliminates confounding by all matched variables. 4-8 In addition, risk ratios (RRs) for death may be estimated for all pairs, including those in which both survived, using information only from pairs with at least 1 member who died. 4-8

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Restrained front seat car occupant fatalities—The nature and circumstances of their injuries

Cited by 19 publications

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The fatal injuries of car drivers

The fatal injuries of car drivers

Pattern of Road Traffic Injuries in Lublin County, Poland

Car Occupant Death According to the Restraint Use of Other Occupants

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