TY - JOUR T1 - Injuries associated with airbag deployment JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 490 LP - 493 DO - 10.1136/emj.19.6.490 VL - 19 IS - 6 AU - L A Wallis AU - I Greaves Y1 - 2002/11/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/19/6/490.abstract N2 - 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. ER -