Severe abdominal injuries sustained in an adult wearing a pelvic seatbelt: a case report and review of the literature.
Affiliation
Department of Academic Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.Issue Date
2008-12MeSH
Abdominal InjuriesAccidents, Traffic
Anastomosis, Surgical
Automobiles
Colon, Sigmoid
Humans
Injury Severity Score
Intestinal Perforation
Jejunum
Pelvis
Safety
Seat Belts
Syndrome
Metadata
Show full item recordCitation
Severe abdominal injuries sustained in an adult wearing a pelvic seatbelt: a case report and review of the literature. 2008, 177 (4):385-7 Ir J Med SciJournal
Irish journal of medical scienceDOI
10.1007/s11845-008-0215-2PubMed ID
18820990Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18820990Abstract
In automobile accidents, the "seatbelt syndrome" (SBS) consists of a constellation of injuries, predominantly involving thoraco-lumbar vertebral fractures and intraabdominal organ injury. A recent amendment to Irish legislation has made the wearing of seatbelts mandatory for all rear seated passengers in an effort to protect children. Whilst rear seatbelts result in a significant reduction in morbidity and mortality following road traffic accidents (RTA), we present a case in which the rear lap seatbelt caused severe abdominal injuries. It is evident that the current rear seat lapbelt system is an inferior design associated with a significant morbidity and mortality when compared to three-point harness system and consideration should be given to replacing them in all motor vehicles.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1863-4362ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s11845-008-0215-2