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2. Seat belt - Wikipedia

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   A lap ("2-point") belt in an airplane. A lap belt is a strap that goes over the waist. This was the most common type of belt prior to legislation requiring three-point belts and is found in older cars. Coaches are equipped with lap belts (although many newer coaches have three-point belts), as are passenger aircraft seats.

3. Seat belt laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Most seat belt laws in the United States are left to state law. However, the recommended age for a child to sit in the front passenger seat is 13. The first seat belt law was a federal law, Title 49 of the United States Code, Chapter 301, Motor Safety Standard, which took effect on January 1, 1968, that required all vehicles (except buses) to be fitted with seat belts in all designated seating ...

4. Seat belt legislation - Wikipedia

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   Research has found that lap/shoulder seat belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45% and the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by 50%. Research on the effectiveness of child safety seats has found them to reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71% for infants (younger than 1 year old) and by 54% ...

5. Chance fracture - Wikipedia

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   Chance fracture of the spine, [1] flexion distraction fracture, [2] lap seat belt fracture [3] A Chance fracture of T10 and fracture of T9 due to a seatbelt during an MVC. Specialty: Emergency medicine Symptoms: Abdominal bruising, paralysis of the legs [4] Complications: Splenic rupture, small bowel injury, mesenteric tear [3] [5] Risk factors

6. Nissan Altima - Wikipedia

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   1993 Altimas came with a rosewood-colored dash trim and a driver's side airbag coupled with automatic shoulder belts (the center console was slimmer to accommodate the lap belts). The 1994 Altima gained a darker burl wood dash trim, a flush-mount passenger airbag, and regular seat belts. 1993 and 1994 models came with chrome inner door handles ...

7. Seat belt syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Seat belt syndrome is a collective term that includes all injury profiles associated with the use of seat belts. It is defined classically as a seat belt sign (seat belt marks on the body) plus an intra-abdominal organ injury (e.g. bowel perforations) and/or thoraco-lumbar vertebral fractures. [1] The seat-belt sign was originally described by ...