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Seat belt injuries could signal more serious trauma in children
Ill-fitting seatbelts raise the risk of serious injury to children involved in car accidents. And seat belt injuries should alert physicians to look for signs of more serious consequences, particularly spinal cord injury, which is not always immediately apparent. view more (2007-08-10)
Seat belt intervention shows many lives can be saved on China's roads
China accounts for around 15% of the world's total number of deaths from traffic accidents each year. Motor vehicle production has tripled since the 1990s and despite the availability of seat belts in almost all passenger cars in China and laws requiring restraint use, the habitual use of seat belts is low. view more (2007-04-23)
Seat belts offer more protection than air bags
Driver air bags offer relatively little benefit in road vehicle crashes compared with seat belts, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. Researchers in the United States identified all passenger vehicles that crashed during 1990-2000 in which the driver or passenger, or both, died. A sample of 51,031 driver-passenger pairs was analysed to... view more... (2002-05-07)
Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles
Injury prevention experts have long known that teens are less likely than other motorists to wear seat belts while driving. Now, researchers from the Meharry-State Farm Alliance at Meharry Medical College have discovered lack of seat belt use by teen passengers may be an even bigger problem. view more (2008-08-28)
Safety belts in police cars may be life threatening
Two new tests by VTI (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute) have investigated traffic safety for police in their cars. The hypothesis that the personal equipment or the uniform might affect the function of the seat belt in a collision was put to test. The study points out that an alternative, professional use of vehicles ought to... view more... (2005-05-16)
Riley Hospital-IU study finds booster car seats not being used appropriately
While child booster car seat use has increased across the United States, many seats are improperly installed, leading to increased risk of serious injury for their little passengers. view more (2009-05-12)
Seat belts as effective in children as in adults
Despite standard seatbelts being designed for adults, they protect school age children at least as well as adults, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. Researchers at ten crash investigation centres in Canada identified 470 children aged 4-14 years and 1,301 adults to study the effectiveness of standard seat belts for protecting school age... view more... (2002-05-07)
Children in states with booster seat laws more likely to be appropriately restrained in car crashes
Children age 4 to 7 in states with booster seat laws appear more likely to be appropriately restrained during car crashes than children in states without booster seat laws. view more (2007-03-06)
Falls from bouncy chairs or car seats significant cause of injury in babies
Falls from bouncy chairs or car seats are a significant cause of injury in very young children, finds research in Archives of Disease in Childhood. view more (2002-02-18)
Child safety seats reduce risk of death in crashes more than seat belts alone
Young children involved in car crashes may have a greater chance of survival if secured in a child restraint system, such as a safety seat than if buckled only in a seat belt. view more (2006-06-06)
A Car's Middle Back Seat May Be Least Desirable, but It's the Safest
In a full car, some poor soul is relegated to the middle of the back seat, the least desirable, most uncomfortable, most "un-cool" spot in the vehicle. view more (2006-06-28)
Eliminating whiplash - The Physics Congress 2002
Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from whiplash injuries in car crashes, but help is here, according to new research presented today at the Institute of Physics Congress in Brighton. Dr Dave Viano, professor of traffic injury prevention at Chalmers University of Technology in the USA, will describe a new system developed specifically for... view more... (2002-03-26)
Study recommends new guidelines for air bag safety in children
Children 14 and younger should not sit in the front passenger seat of cars equipped with air bags, according to a new study by an emergency medicine researcher at Oregon Health & Science University's Doernbecher Children's Hospital. view more (2005-06-06)
The puzzle of seat belts explained
Narrow escapes in the car may explain why seat belts save fewer lives than they should, according to Chartered Psychologist Dr Tony Reinhardt-Rutland of the University of Ulster. view more (1999-03-26)
UCLA scientists make paralyzed rats walk again after spinal-cord injury
UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run again while supporting their full weight on a treadmill. view more (2009-09-21)
Thorough tests for car seats
A car seat can be a life-saver in the case of an accident. The seats absorb the forces of impact and protect passengers from injury. Even under normal circumstances, car seats have to withstand a great deal: In the course of its useful life, a front seat is moved forward and back thousands of times, it has to absorb vibrations from unpaved roads,... view more... (1999-09-03)
Significant proportion of professional footballers injured pre-season
Four out of 10 professional footballers are injured before the season starts, finds research from the Football Association in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Although most of these are relatively minor, they require an average absence of 22 days from play, and may increase the risk of subsequent injury during the official season, say the... view more... (2002-11-22)
Concern over rise in pedestrian and cyclist injuries
Admission to hospital for severe injuries to young pedestrians and cyclists increased between 1992 and 1997, but admission rates for other transport injuries fell, say researchers in this week's BMJ. The study involved children up to 14 years old who were admitted to hospital for pedal cycle, pedestrian, or other transport injuries in the Trent... view more... (2003-09-10)
Using contrast enhanced sonography improves diagnosis of liver and spleen injuries
Contrast-enhanced sonography shows liver and spleen injuries better than non-contrast enhanced sonography. view more (2006-10-02)
Car safety seats expose children to worse vibration than adult passengers
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered that children in child car safety seats are exposed to more vibration than adults in the same vehicle. The study, which will soon be published in The Journal of Ergonomics tested eight combinations of vehicle, child seat, child and adult on a specifically chosen road surface and concluded... view more... (2003-07-18)
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