Air bag-mediated fatal craniocervical trauma: a case report.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
; 16(4): 379-81, 2010 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20849061
ABSTRACT
This case report describes a four-year-old girl (102 cm, 17 kg) who sustained fatal craniocerebral injuries as a result of an inflating automobile air bag. The car struck the lid of the sewer system, which was 15 cm above the ground level, at a low speed, and both the driver and passenger air bags inflated. Despite the fact that air bag usage has lessened both the possibility and severity of occupant injuries in frontal collisions, case reports of serious injuries and even deaths especially in children due to air bag deployment, particularly during low speed impacts, highlight the need for changes in both system design and possibly the threshold speed of air bag deployment.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Air Bags
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Traumatismos Faciais
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Traumatismos Craniocerebrais
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia