"Seat Belts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Restraining belts fastened to the frame of automobiles, aircraft, or other vehicles, and strapped around the person occupying the seat in the car or plane, intended to prevent the person from being thrown forward or out of the vehicle in case of sudden deceleration.
| Descriptor ID |
D012622
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.700.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Seat Belts- Seat Belts
- Belt, Seat
- Belts, Seat
- Seat Belt
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Seat Belts" by people in Profiles.
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Level I trauma center internal campaign to increase safe driving by staff. J Trauma Nurs. 2012 Oct-Dec; 19(4):221-6.
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Crash risk factors related to individuals sustaining and drivers following traumatic brain injuries. Accid Anal Prev. 2012 Nov; 49:266-73.
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Contemporary analysis of thoracic aortic injury: importance of screening based on crash characteristics. J Trauma. 2007 Jul; 63(1):18-24; discussion 24-5.
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Seatbelt injury causing perforation of the cervical esophagus: a case report and review of the literature. Am Surg. 2004 Jan; 70(1):32-4.
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The economic impact of motor vehicle crashes: the cost of restrained versus unrestrained occupants in South Carolina. Am Surg. 2002 Jun; 68(6):569-74; discussion 574.
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Iliac and femoral artery occlusion by thromboemboli from an abdominal aortic aneurysm in the setting of blunt abdominal trauma. J Vasc Surg. 1998 Mar; 27(3):545-8.
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Pediatric seat belt injuries. Am Surg. 1997 Mar; 63(3):294-8.
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Delayed onset of intestinal obstruction in children after unrecognized seat belt injury. J Pediatr Surg. 1990 Sep; 25(9):967-8; discussion 968-9.
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Infant safety seat use. Reaching the hard to reach. Am J Dis Child. 1987 Dec; 141(12):1301-4.