| A fatality associated with the deployment of an automobile airbag |
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| Author(s): Brown DK, Roe EJ, Henry TE |
| Source: JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE Volume: 39 Issue: 6 Pages: 1204-1206 Published: DEC 1995 |
| Times Cited: 25 References: 23 |
| Abstract: Airbags have become an increasingly accepted automobile safety feature that can reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with motor vehicle collisions, We present the following case report of an unusual fatality with multiple internal injuries from a minor mechanism motor vehicle collision, The cause of injuries was determined to be secondary to the deployment of a driver's side airbag without the concomitant use of a lap-shoulder belt. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
Addresses:
1. DENVER GEN HOSP, DEPT EMERGENCY MED SERV, DENVER, CO USA
2. CORONERS OFF CITY & CTY DENVER, DENVER, CO USA |
| Publisher: WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 351 WEST CAMDEN ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21201-2436 |
| Subject Category: Critical Care Medicine; Surgery |
| IDS Number: TL905 |
| ISSN: 1079-6061 |