@article{ref1,
title="Traffic accidents and seat belts: thorax injuries",
journal="Langenbecks archiv fur chirurgie",
year="1978",
author="Kraft-Kinz, J. and Zalaudek, G.",
volume="347",
number="",
pages="359-365",
abstract="The types of injuries to 313 automobile accident victims, especially thorax injuries, are compared. Independent of seat belt use (42%), there was in general a higher degree of injury. Those wearing seat belts had a markedly less severe AISm (median degree of injury of body region) and less severe thorax injury. Severe thorax injury was first found at speeds greater than 24 km/h above average. Severer thorax injury is to be expected with defective seat belts (AISm = 1.25) than with properly functioning belts (AISm = 0.32).",
language="",
issn="0023-8236",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}