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Lawrence E. Fetterman, MD; Frederick H. DeVane, MD
Mobile, Ala

JAMA. 1970;214(7):1328.

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To the Editor.—

We are writing to demonstrate an unusual traumatic result related to one of the safety features of our modern automobiles. This 14-year-old girl was riding in the rear seat of an automobile which was involved in an accident, without a seat belt on. She was thrown forward and struck the upper part of her chest on the front seat head restraint, breaking both clavicles in midshaft (Figure).

Her attending physicians considered it miraculous that she did not sustain possibly fatal tracheal or laryngeal trauma at the same time.

This points out two things: first, the value of rear seat safety belts and second, that head restraints in the front seat possibly should be redesigned to allow some forward motion in order to prevent such an accident as this. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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