Journal of Forensic Research

Department of Legal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga 520-2192, Japan

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• Research Article   
  Predictive Factors of Severe Abdominal Injuries due to Seatbelt Compression in Motor Vehicle Passengers: A Nationwide Collision Data-based Study
  Author(s): Kiyoshi Ikegami, Masahito Hitosugi*, Kohei Takashima, Yuki Sugitani, Hitoshi Ida, Masashi Aoki and Michihisa Asaoka
  
  Background: Abdominal injuries due to seatbelt have often occurred in motor vehicle passengers. Although seatbelt-induced moderate and severe abdominal injuries have been reported, factors associated with the occurrence of severe abdominal injuries were not examined. Objectives: To clarify the pattern and severity of seatbelt-induced abdominal injuries and determine the predictive factors of severe abdominal injuries. Methods: Among the data set of the National Automotive Sampling System/Crashworthiness Data System of collisions that occurred from 1995 to 2011, we chose right front-seat passengers with a height of >140 cm who developed seatbelt-induced abdominal injuries with an Abbreviated Injury Scale score of ≥ 2 during a frontal collision. Results: The study population.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7145.2024.15.595

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