A comparative analysis of the injury patterns and in-hospital mortality rates of belted and unbelted motor-vehicle occupants - Puerto Rico, January 2000 to December 2014 - Layrisse V, Garc ía-Rodríguez O, Ramos-Meléndez E, Rodríguez-Ortiz P.

OBJECTIVE: Motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) constitute a leading source of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Seatbelt use has been associated with reduced mortality in MVCs. In Puerto Rico, the impact of seatbelt use on MVC deaths has not been evaluated, a...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news