Eye injuries in Northern Ireland two years after seat belt legislation.
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Two hundred and forty-six patients with ocular perforation were treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, between 1 February 1981 and 31 January 1985. Road traffic accidents were responsible for 63 injuries, all of which affected front seat occupants, and 45 occurred before implementation of the seat belt law on 1 February 1983. Following legislation there was a 60% reduction in ocular injuries, which confirms the protective effect on front seat occupants of wearing a seat belt.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 70 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986