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The risk of internal injuries, including kidney damage, during a car accident is very real. However, the rates of such kidney injuries and accidents are much lower now because of the increasing number of automobiles that come with airbags and seat belt systems as standard features. According to new research, there is a definite association between seatbelts and airbags, and a minimized incidence of kidney injuries.
Those findings came from a study presented recently at a conference of the American Urological Association. Seat belts are designed to help reduce the risk of blunt force trauma and injuries to the chest as well as internal injuries, including injuries to the kidneys. On the other hand, airbags are designed to act as a barrier between a person and components of the interior of the car like dashboard, the steering wheel, and even the vehicle doors. That cushion helps protect occupants from potentially serious internal injuries.
The researchers found that when the systems were used in combination with each other, the risk of high-grade kidney injuries dropped by nearly 23% and the rates of surgical kidney removals dropped by more than 50%. However, when occupants were traveling without a seatbelt or airbags, their risk of suffering kidney injuries was approximately 44.3%, compared to 40.1% for a person driving without seatbelts, and 42.3% for a person driving without airbags.
The risk of kidney injuries was 47.5% when a person was traveling without either of these devices, compared to a rate of 23.7% for a person riding with seatbelts, and a rate of 14.4% for a person driving with airbags.
The highest degree of protection could be seen when the person was wearing a seatbelt, and driving a car with front airbags and side airbags.
