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injury repo.ts concern inlu'l€! to chlldren'
ln sddition to the case ot Jinmv 0arrtll' thtch etl I l'' 'r:cu55'd
today by another lJitness' th. Center has rec'iv'd oth'r lrrtlc r'Poits
descrtbing lap belt-rnduced injurles !o chldren' La3t luqutl'' for
exampl€, Dr' Salvalore OrI.ndo, a Plttsburgh Pedlatrlclan e'ot' to
descrlbe the severe laP bett injurles susialn'd bv hls !1t!e'n-v'ar_
old daurbLer, vlckl. The accldent occu'red rh!Ie Vickr and !htee
friends e€re retu.n!ng f.om a s!1D neet'
al l forir occupanLs' tvo tn
the fron! sea!s and tt'ro ln the back seaLs, re'e eearinE seat belt3
vhen thelr vehicle, a 198{ Cadill ac Eldorado srru'k a tree 3t 25 m9h'
Accordlng !o the Pedlatrlcian,
occupants rdid not receive anv serlous
th€ tto 3houl derll3p belted fron! s'at
jnjuries'i In contrast' th€
Iap bel!-restrain€d glrl' sltting nert !o Vlckl' 'recelved ouItlpIc
fr:c!ure5 lo her spine nec€3si!at!ng surgerv !o fuse her louet 3p1t''tr
Vlckl Orlando sufl€red n3€vere lnjurtes to h€r abdominal ea]1' 5pln€'
and lntestines'
n€cess1!aLlng r€sec!lon of, several se8menls of her
soall intestlne anO Isrg€ bov.l, and a co!o!!66v.I
Since mo.e and 'nol"e t!a!es are passing nandatory see! belt use
lars !ba! applv !o rear seats end are aorendin8 ch1ld reslraint lass
to apply to oId€r chltdren ln e:.1 searlng
poslilons' an lncr'asrns
Dumber of chlldren are eearlDg rear s'e! bel!s' lt leas! flv' ltaies'
lncludlng callfornia, \{iscodsln, !l:shlngton' HontanE and llevada' nos
.equire that all rea. seat occupants bucl'(Ie-uP eiSht other states'
lncIud1n8 NeH Iork, lassacbusett5' Haln'' OreSon' lhode lsland' Xe!t
vir81nia, Nee llexlco, and llinnesota' r'qulre older childreD (rangin'
f.oo uP t.r;ges 3-li)
'-3 5u'kle_up riei:v:r
t!ev 31i'
Y.t lt t! esp.clally traEtc that Ntllsa has bcltr evcrs' lo