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Use of seat belts among public transport drivers in Tacna, Peru: Prevalence and risk factors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionThere are individuals who still refuse to wear seat belts, despite its effectiveness in reducing morbidity and mortality in road traffic accidents. We aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors according to the use of seat belts among
Armando Miñan-Tapia, Gloria S Torres-Riveros, José Choque-Vargas, Madeleyni Aycachi-Incacoña, Neil Flores-Valdez, Orlando Vargas-Anahua, Christian R Mejia   +6 more
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Trends in the use of seat belts and mobile phones and their seasonal variations in Florence (2005-2015). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
IntroductionAbout 1.25 million people worldwide die every year because of road accidents. Risk is higher when drivers use mobile phones, whereas seat belts help to prevent crash-related injury. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, associated factors, and
Chiara Lorini, Jacopo Bianchi, Gino Sartor, Maria Grazia Santini, Anna Mersi, Saverio Caini, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Attitudes towards child restrains and seat belts usage in the learned population of Karachi, Pakistan. [PDF]

World J Emerg Med, 2014
BACKGROUND: Motor vehicles crashes (MVCs) are the leading cause of injury relatedmorbidity and mortality in developed countries. Recent evidence proves that properly used child seat belts can dramatically reduce the risk of severe and life-threatening ...
Siddiqui E, Ejaz K, Waheed S, Kazi GI, Khursheed M.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Injury patterns and seat belt effectiveness in pregnant motor vehicle occupants: evidence from US crash data, 1998–2021 [PDF]

Injury Epidemiology
Motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are the most common etiology of trauma and non-obstetric fetal death among pregnant individuals. Seat belts prevent MVC-related injuries; however, some pregnant individuals do not wear a seat belt due to discomfort and ...
Corina Espelien, Ruyun Jin, Michelle L. Oyen, Mary Gallaher, Susan Mostofizadeh, Rachel VanRyzin, Thomas Hartka, Jason Forman, Pavel Chernyavskiy   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Analysis of Head Movement in KPSIT Dummies and the Impact of Seats and Seat Belts during Low-Speed Collisions 20 km/h [PDF]

Sensors
The aim of this study was to compare the head displacement of the KPSIT C50 dummy, representing a 50th percentile male, with the KPSIT C5 dummy, representing a 5th percentile female, during low-speed collisions.
Milos Poliak, Damian Frej, Marek Jaśkiewicz, Jacek Caban, Aleksander Górniak, Mirosław Gidlewski, Iwona Ewa Hajduk, Przemysław Kubiak, Dariusz Tarnapowicz   +8 more
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IJCM_246A: Estimating the prevalence of seat belt usage in motor cars: A descriptive cross-sectional study in Mangalore [PDF]

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Every year 1.25 million people die of road traffic accidents. Several safety measures can be taken to prevent RTAs. The SDG 2030 set the target to halve the number of global death and injuries from road traffic accidents by the year 2020. The
Animesh Jain, Priya Rathi, Mnnat Gill, Isha Nirgudkar, Apoorva Hegde, Yuvraj Gulati, Kaavya Khatri   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Understanding the Non-use of Rear Seatbelts in Iran: A Qualitative Exploration of Factors and Reasons [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
Objective: This study explored the underlying reasons for non-compliance with seatbelt usage among rear-seat passengers in Iran.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in 2023 with a diverse group of participants, including driving instructors ...
Ali Delpisheh, Rezvan Feyzi, Goljamal Jorjani, Raha Davatgar, Hadi Panahi, Mohammad Hossein Panahi   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Adolescents’ Awareness of Seat Belt Use and the Relationship with Risky Behaviors [PDF]

Children
The one of the leading causes of adolescent morbidity and mortality worldwide is motor vehicle accidents (MVA). The use of seat belts significantly lowers MVA fatalities and injuries.
Hatice Topal, Sadettin Burak Açıkel, Hülya Şirin, Emine Polat, Harun Terin, Mehmet Mustafa Yılmaz, Saliha Şenel   +6 more
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The Effect of Changing the Angle of the Passenger Car Seat Backrest on the Head Trajectories of the 50th Percentile Male Dummy [PDF]

Sensors
The aim of the study is to compare the head displacement of the KPSIT C50 dummy during a frontal collision at a speed of 20 km/h, along with the change in the angle of the car seat backrest.
Damian Frej
doaj   +2 more sources

Seat Belt Injuries [PDF]

Archives of Surgery, 1968
IT IS estimated that 5,000 lives are saved each year by safety belts. Garrett and Braunstein 1 calculated that there were 35% fewer major, fatal injuries in seat belt wearers than in those who did not wear seat belts. Lindgren and Warg, 2 in Sweden, studied injuries in people wearing diagonal-type belts and they concluded that this type of belt reduced
S D, Porter, E W, Green
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