Effectiveness of seatbelts in mitigating traumatic brain injury severity

Latha Ganti, Aakash N. Bodhit, Yasamin Daneshvar, Kelsey Hatchitt, Sudeep Kuchibhotla, Christa Pulvino, Sarah W. Ayala, Keith R. Peters

Table 2 Seatbelt use and odds ratio of abnormal brain CT imaging, hospital admission, and death

Parameters No seatbelt Yes seatbelt P-value OR 95% CI Abnormal brain CT 39% 23% <0.001 2.20 1.50-3.20 Hospital admission 61% 36% <0.001 2.85 2.04-4.01 In-hospital death 8% 2% <0.001 4.80 1.98-13.40 Death at three months 8% 2% 0.002 3.40 1.45-7.95