Samenvatting
Spinal cord injuries sustained by residents of 18 selected counties of California were reviewed. Sixty-eight individuals were identified as having sustained spinal-cord injuries as pedestrians and details of their accidents and injuries are the subject of this report. The pedestrian is particularly vulnerable to serious or fatal injury when struck by a motor vehicle. Total injuries occurred predominantly in the neck. Severance of the spinal cord at the base of the skull was the most frequent fatal injury in the cervical area.