RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Injuries associated with airbag deployment
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 490
OP 493
DO 10.1136/emj.19.6.490
VO 19
IS 6
A1 L A Wallis
A1 I Greaves
YR 2002
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/6/490.abstract
AB Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United Kingdom. Airbags drastically reduce both morbidity and mortality from crashes, but with the increased use of airbags there has been a corresponding increase in the number of injuries attributable to these devices. This review discusses the history and mechanism of action of airbags, along with the spectrum of injuries seen as a result of their deployment, and future advances that may be of benefit in increasing motor vehicle safety.