DIRECT INJURY TO THE CERVICAL-SPINE OF A CHILD BY A LAP-SHOULDER BELTRESULTING IN QUADRIPLEGIA - CASE-REPORT

Authors
LYNCH JM MEZA MP POLLACK IF ADELSON PD
Citation
Jm. Lynch et al., DIRECT INJURY TO THE CERVICAL-SPINE OF A CHILD BY A LAP-SHOULDER BELTRESULTING IN QUADRIPLEGIA - CASE-REPORT, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 41(4), 1996, pp. 747-749
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
747 - 749
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Most pediatric cervical spine injuries from seat-bell: restraints resu lt from hyperflexion of the neck without direct injury to the spine fr om the restraining device. We report what we believe to be the first c ase of direct injury to the cervical spine by the shoulder component o f a lap-shoulder seat belt. This resulted in quadriplegia, The mechani sm of injury and recommendations to obviate such injuries are discusse d.