The utility of seat belt signs to predict intra-abdominal injury following motor vehicle crashes

Traffic Injury Prevention
Vishal BansalRaul Coimbra

Abstract

Safety belts are the most important safety system in motor vehicles and should always be worn to prevent serious injury. The purpose of this study, using Crash Injury Research Engineering Network (CIREN) data, was to assess occupant and crash factors associated with minor contusions and abrasions caused by the safety belt (commonly referred to as seat belt signs) and their association with serious intra-abdominal trauma. CIREN data were used to determine which factors are associated with seat belt signs. Occupant variables (age, gender, body mass index, proper safety belt use, driver v. passenger status) and crash variables (crash type, crash severity, and airbag deployment) were compared for occupants with seat belt sign who had serious (AIS 3 or greater) intra-abdominal injury and those who did not have intra-abdominal injuries. Adjusted odds ratios were used to quantify the independent association between predictive factors for serious intra-abdominal injury for occupants with seat belt signs. Of 1539 occupants included in this study, 419 had a positive seat belt signs. Of those 419 occupants, 100 had serious intra-abdominal injury and 319 did not. Being in the passenger seat position increased the odds, whereas front airbag...Continue Reading

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