Effectiveness of seatbelts in mitigating traumatic brain injury severity

• 作 者: Latha Ganti Aakash N.Bodhit Yasamin Daneshvar Kelsey Hatchitt Sudeep Kuchibhotla Christa Pulvino Sarah W.Ayala Keith R.Peters
• 机 构: Emergency Medicine and Neurology,University of Central Florida College of Medicine,Orlando 32827,USA
• 出 处: 世界急诊医学杂志（英文）
• 发表日期: 2021年1期

INTRODUCTIONrnOver the past few decades, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have become one of the leading causes of death and the leading cause of injury-related death in the USA.[1,2] It is estimated that 1.70 million people are subject to TBIs each year.[2] Males are more likely to sustain TBIs (59％); the most common age groups are 0-5 years, 15-19 years, and >65 years.[2] Approximately 1.36 million people present to the emergency department (ED), 275,000 are admitted to the hospital, and 52,000 people die from TBIs.[2] The leading causes of TBIs are falling (35.2％), motor vehicle collisions (MVCs, 17.3％), struck by/against an object (16.5％), and assault (10.0％).[2] These statistics combine to make TBIs the leading cause of injury-related death in the USA at 30.5％.[2] It has been estimated that, with specific guidelines from the Brain Trauma Foundation, up to 50.0％ of the 52,000 TBI-related deaths may be prevented.