Skip to main content
PMC home page
Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ logoLink to Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ
. 2002 Nov;19(6):490–493. doi: 10.1136/emj.19.6.490

Injuries associated with airbag deployment

L Wallis 1, I Greaves 1
PMCID: PMC1756297  PMID: 12421769

Full Text

The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (85.5 KB).

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Adams S. L., Petri R. W. Injury with spontaneous deployment of an automobile air bag. Acad Emerg Med. 1996 Feb;3(2):179–180. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1996.tb03411.x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Antosia R. E., Partridge R. A., Virk A. S. Air bag safety. Ann Emerg Med. 1995 Jun;25(6):794–798. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70210-5. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Augenstein J. S., Digges K. H., Lombardo L. V., Perdeck E. B., Stratton J. E., Malliaris A. C., Quigley C. V., Craythorne A. K., Young P. E. Occult abdominal injuries to airbag-protected crash victims: a challenge to trauma systems. J Trauma. 1995 Apr;38(4):502–508. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199504000-00007. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Bailey H., Perez N., Blank-Reid C., Kaplan L. J. Atlanto-occipital dislocation: an unusual lethal airbag injury. J Emerg Med. 2000 Feb;18(2):215–219. doi: 10.1016/s0736-4679(99)00197-3. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Ball S. T., Vaccaro A. R., Albert T. J., Cotler J. M. Injuries of the thoracolumbar spine associated with restraint use in head-on motor vehicle accidents. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Aug;13(4):297–304. doi: 10.1097/00002517-200008000-00005. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. Barry S., Ginpil S., O'Neill T. J. The effectiveness of air bags. Accid Anal Prev. 1999 Nov;31(6):781–787. doi: 10.1016/s0001-4575(99)00041-x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Baruchin A. M., Jakim I., Rosenberg L., Nahlieli O. On burn injuries related to airbag deployment. Burns. 1999 Feb;25(1):49–52. doi: 10.1016/s0305-4179(98)00110-7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. Baruchin A. M., Jakim I., Rosenberg L., Nahlieli O. On burn injuries related to airbag deployment. Burns. 1999 Feb;25(1):49–52. doi: 10.1016/s0305-4179(98)00110-7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. Braver E. R., Ferguson S. A., Greene M. A., Lund A. K. Reductions in deaths in frontal crashes among right front passengers in vehicles equipped with passenger air bags. JAMA. 1997 Nov 5;278(17):1437–1439. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Burgess A. R., Dischinger P. C., O'Quinn T. D., Schmidhauser C. B. Lower extremity injuries in drivers of airbag-equipped automobiles: clinical and crash reconstruction correlations. J Trauma. 1995 Apr;38(4):509–516. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199504000-00008. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. Cacciatori M., Bell R. W., Habib N. E. Blow-out fracture of the orbit associated with inflation of an airbag: a case report. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1997 Aug;35(4):241–242. doi: 10.1016/s0266-4356(97)90040-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. Cunningham K., Brown T. D., Gradwell E., Nee P. A. Airbag associated fatal head injury: case report and review of the literature on airbag injuries. J Accid Emerg Med. 2000 Mar;17(2):139–142. doi: 10.1136/emj.17.2.139. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  13. Daniels R. J., Fulcher R. A. An unusual cause of rib fracture following a road traffic accident. J Accid Emerg Med. 1997 Mar;14(2):113–114. doi: 10.1136/emj.14.2.113. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  14. Duma S. M., Crandall J. R. Eye injuries from airbags with seamless module covers. J Trauma. 2000 Apr;48(4):786–789. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200004000-00036. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  15. Duma S. M., Kress T. A., Porta D. J., Woods C. D., Snider J. N., Fuller P. M., Simmons R. J. Airbag-induced eye injuries: a report of 25 cases. J Trauma. 1996 Jul;41(1):114–119. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199607000-00018. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  16. Duncan M. A., Dowd N., Rawluk D., Cunningham A. J. Traumatic bilateral internal carotid artery dissection following airbag deployment in a patient with fibromuscular dysplasia. Br J Anaesth. 2000 Sep;85(3):476–478. doi: 10.1093/bja/85.3.476. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  17. Duncan M. A., Dowd N., Rawluk D., Cunningham A. J. Traumatic bilateral internal carotid artery dissection following airbag deployment in a patient with fibromuscular dysplasia. Br J Anaesth. 2000 Sep;85(3):476–478. doi: 10.1093/bja/85.3.476. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  18. Dunn J. A., Williams M. G. Occult ascending aortic rupture in the presence of an air bag. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Aug;62(2):577–578. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  19. Epperly N. A., Still J. T., Law E., Deppe S. A., Friedman B. Supraglottic and subglottic airway injury due to deployment and rupture of an automobile airbag. Am Surg. 1997 Nov;63(11):979–981. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  20. Gimovsky M. L., Nunez G., Beck P. Fetal heart rate monitoring casebook. Airbag-associated rupture of membranes: evaluation of trauma in pregnancy. J Perinatol. 2000 Jun;20(4):270–273. doi: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200351. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  21. Hallock G. G. Mechanisms of burn injury secondary to airbag deployment. Ann Plast Surg. 1997 Aug;39(2):111–113. doi: 10.1097/00000637-199708000-00001. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  22. Hart R. A., Mayberry J. C., Herzberg A. M. Acute cervical spinal cord injury secondary to air bag deployment without proper use of lap or shoulder harnesses. J Spinal Disord. 2000 Feb;13(1):36–38. doi: 10.1097/00002517-200002000-00007. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  23. Heimbach D. Full-thickness burn to the hand from an automobile airbag. J Burn Care Rehabil. 2000 May-Jun;21(3):288–289. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  24. Huelke D. F., Moore J. L., Compton T. W., Samuels J., Levine R. S. Upper extremity injuries related to airbag deployments. J Trauma. 1995 Apr;38(4):482–488. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199504000-00003. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  25. Lancaster G. I., DeFrance J. H., Borruso J. J. Air-bag-associated rupture of the right atrium. N Engl J Med. 1993 Feb 4;328(5):358–358. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199302043280519. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  26. Levy Y., Hasson O., Zeltser R., Nahlieli O. Temporomandibular joint derangement after air bag deployment: report of two cases. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1998 Aug;56(8):1000–1003. doi: 10.1016/s0278-2391(98)90667-x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  27. Lueder G. T. Air bag-associated ocular trauma in children. Ophthalmology. 2000 Aug;107(8):1472–1475. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(00)00176-7. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  28. Lund A. K., Ferguson S. A. Driver fatalities in 1985-1993 cars with airbags. J Trauma. 1995 Apr;38(4):469–475. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199504000-00001. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  29. Lundy D. W., Lourie G. M. Two open forearm fractures after airbag deployment during low speed accidents. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1998 Jun;(351):191–195. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  30. Marco F., García-López A., León C., López-Durán L. Bilateral Smith fracture of the radius caused by airbag deployment. J Trauma. 1996 Apr;40(4):663–664. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199604000-00029. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  31. Morgenstern K., Talucci R., Kaufman M. S., Samuels L. E. Bilateral pneumothorax following air bag deployment. Chest. 1998 Aug;114(2):624–626. doi: 10.1378/chest.114.2.624. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  32. Murphy R. X., Jr, Birmingham K. L., Okunski W. J., Wasser T. The influence of airbag and restraining devices on the patterns of facial trauma in motor vehicle collisions. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2000 Feb;105(2):516–520. doi: 10.1097/00006534-200002000-00005. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  33. Perdikis G., Schmitt T., Chait D., Richards A. T. Blunt laryngeal fracture: another airbag injury. J Trauma. 2000 Mar;48(3):544–546. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200003000-00033. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  34. Peterson T. D., Tilman Jolly B., Runge J. W., Hunt R. C. Motor vehicle safety: current concepts and challenges for emergency physicians. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Sep;34(3):384–393. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70135-6. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  35. Richter M., Otte D., Jahanyar K., Blauth M. Upper extremity fractures in restrained front-seat occupants. J Trauma. 2000 May;48(5):907–912. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200005000-00015. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  36. Roberts D., Pexa C., Clarkowski B., Morey M., Murphy M. Fatal laryngeal injury in an achondroplastic dwarf secondary to airbag deployment. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1999 Aug;15(4):260–261. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  37. Ruiz-Moreno J. M. Air bag-associated retinal tear. Eur J Ophthalmol. 1998 Jan-Mar;8(1):52–53. doi: 10.1177/112067219800800112. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  38. Segui-Gomez M., Glass R., Graham J. D. Where children sit in motor vehicles: a comparison of selected European and American cities. Inj Prev. 1998 Jun;4(2):98–102. doi: 10.1136/ip.4.2.98. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  39. Sharma O. P., Mousset X. R. Review of tricuspid valve injury after airbag deployment: presentation of a case and discussion of mechanism of injury. J Trauma. 2000 Jan;48(1):152–156. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200001000-00030. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  40. Smally A. J., Binzer A., Dolin S., Viano D. Alkaline chemical keratitis: eye injury from airbags. Ann Emerg Med. 1992 Nov;21(11):1400–1402. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)81911-0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  41. Smith D. P., Klein F. A. Renal injury in a child with airbag deployment. J Trauma. 1997 Feb;42(2):341–342. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199702000-00032. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  42. Smock W. S., Nichols G. R., 2nd Airbag module cover injuries. J Trauma. 1995 Apr;38(4):489–493. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199504000-00004. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  43. Stoneham M. D. Bilateral first rib fractures associated with driver's air bag inflation: case report and implications for surgery. Eur J Emerg Med. 1995 Mar;2(1):60–62. doi: 10.1097/00063110-199503000-00013. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  44. Wittenberg E., Nelson T. F., Graham J. D. The effect of passenger airbags on child seating behavior in motor vehicles. Pediatrics. 1999 Dec;104(6):1247–1250. doi: 10.1542/peds.104.6.1247. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  45. Zabriskie N. A., Hwang I. P., Ramsey J. F., Crandall A. S. Anterior lens capsule rupture caused by air bag trauma. Am J Ophthalmol. 1997 Jun;123(6):832–833. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)71133-x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  46. Zador P. L., Ciccone M. A. Automobile driver fatalities in frontal impacts: air bags compared with manual belts. Am J Public Health. 1993 May;83(5):661–666. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.5.661. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  47. deGuzman B. J., Morgan A. S., Pharr W. F. Aortic transection following air-bag deployment. N Engl J Med. 1997 Aug 21;337(8):573–574. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199708213370815. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

RESOURCES