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On this page, our lawyers look at injuries caused by seat belts in auto accidents. We discuss how seat belt injuries occur and different types of seat belt injuries. We also explain how much compensation you can expect in a seat belt injury lawsuit based on the type of injury. We look analyze actual settlements and verdicts<\/a> in cases involving seat belt injuries.<\/p>\n

Seat belts were invented in the 19th<\/sup> Century but didn’t make their way into American cars until the 1950s. The first recorded seat belt injury was diagnosed in 1956. Since then, medical researchers have coined the term “seat belt syndrome<\/a>” to describe the distinct pattern of injuries that accompany seat belt use.<\/p>\n

Seat belts have been an important development for safe transportation, preventing ejection from the vehicle and decreasing the severity of impact during an accident – it is estimated that up to 80 percent of all car accident fatalities could have been prevented by seat belt usage. But to keep the wearer restrained even in the most forceful collisions, seat belts must be rigidly strong. So this lifesaver paradoxically can cause very serious injuries.<\/p>\n

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