@article{ref1,
title="Seat belt syndrome and the submarine effect: a case report",
journal="Chirurgia / Uniunea Societătilor de Stiinte Medicale din România",
year="2017",
author="Cuesta, Raquel Cobos and Casas, Isidro Martinez and Armenteros, Francisco Jiminez and Argote, Angela Ximena and Capitan, Jose Maria",
volume="112",
number="5",
pages="624-626",
abstract="The seatbelt sign is indicative of severe internal lesions in as many as 30% of cases. In the &quot;submarine effect&quot; the body slides below the belt, acting like hinge. &quot;Seatbelt syndrome&quot; describes the presence of the seat belt sign plus an intra-abdominal or spinal injury. We present the case of a driver in a car accident in whom severe soft tissue and visceral lesions were caused by a two-point seat-belt reproducing a complete &quot;seatbelt syndrome&quot;.<br><br>Celsius.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1221-9118",
doi="10.21614/chirurgia.112.5.624",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.21614/chirurgia.112.5.624"
}