Safety belt injury reduction related to crash severity and front seated position.

Author(s)
Campbell, B.J.
Abstract

This paper examines the effectiveness of seat belts in reducing injury among passenger car drivers and right front passengers. The analysis is based on more than 1. 5 million occupants involved in North Carolina crashes during the years 1973-1981. Initial results show that seat belts reduce the risk of serious injury to the driver by 58% and fatal injury by 73%. For right front passengers, the comparable figures are 53% and 66%. When a measure of vehicle deformity reflecting the severity of the crash is introduced as a control variable, these effectiveness values decline somewhat.

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B 26061 T /84.1 /97./1 IRRD 808341
Source

In: The Journal of Trauma, 27 (1987-07) No. 7, p. 733-739, 4 graph., 9 tab., 2 ref.

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