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Vaccination, Risks, and Freedom: The Seat Belt Analogy
Public Health Ethics, 2019 We argue that, from the point of view public health ethics, vaccination is significantly analogous to seat belt use in motor vehicles and that coercive vaccination policies are ethically justified for the same reasons why coercive seat belt laws are ...
Alberto Giubilini, J. Savulescu
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Pattern of seat belt use by drivers in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
BMC Research Notes, 2011 Background In Trinidad and Tobago, the law on the mandatory use of seat belts was passed in 1995, but this law is hardly enforced. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and predictors of seat belt use by motor vehicle drivers in the ...
Odekunle Abayomi +2 more
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Using Active Seat Belt Retractions to Mitigate Motion Sickness in Automated Driving
Vehicles, 2022 The introduction of automated-driving functions provides passengers with the opportunity to engage in non-driving related tasks during the ride. However, this benefit might be compromised by an increased incidence of motion sickness.
Christina Kremer +3 more
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Annals of Vascular Surgery, 1990 This review of 11 cases of seat-belt associated blunt abdominal aortic trauma, includes nine cases reported in the literature and two new cases. Lap-type seat belts were the cause of this injury in eight of the 11 patients (73%). Clinical presentation was acute in 73% of the cases, with symptoms of acute arterial insufficiency, or an acute abdomen or ...
M P, Randhawa, J O, Menzoian
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BMC Research Notes, 2019 Objective Road traffic injuries are the major and neglected public health challenges. It causes 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries yearly and the use of seat belt reduces 60% of the cases. However, little is known about the magnitude of utilizing
Manay K. Woldegebriel +2 more
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Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics, 2019 PURPOSE Each year, many cars (in Poland approximately three hundred) are adopted for disabled driver, to enable them to drive the car independently. The purpose of the paper is to assess the key factors which significantly influence the disabled driver ...
K. Sybilski, J. Małachowski
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The Reluctance of taxi drivers to use seat belts. Observed and self-reported behavior in Argentine.
Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 2023 Although taxi drivers are more exposed to traffic crashes, they usually exhibit riskier behaviors and more negative attitudes toward road safety. For example, previous research suggests that they are particularly reluctant to wear seat belts.
Jeremías David Tosi +3 more
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Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries, 2017 Problem/Condition Motor-vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States. Compared with urban residents, rural residents are at an increased risk for death from crashes and are less likely to wear seat belts.
Laurie F. Beck +3 more
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MACRO MODEL OF SEAT BELT USE BY CAR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS [PDF]
Transport Problems, 2013 The article presents some problems of seat belt use by car drivers and passengers. It looks in particular at seat belt use and effectiveness in selected countries. Next, factors of seat belt use are presented and methodology of model development. A macro
Kazimierz JAMROZ
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A closer look at aortic seat belt injuries: review of 52 cases published in the last 60 years
Angiologia e Cirurgia VascularINTRODUCTION: Seat belt aorta is a rare but often severe complication arising from blunt trauma with compression of the abdominal aorta against vertebrae. Seat belt sign is often present as an ecchymosis across the abdomen.
Eduardo Silva +7 more
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