Fatal atlanto-occipital dislocation secondary to airbag deployment [8]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 741-742

  Gossman, W ^a   June, R A ^a   Wallace, D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0032728229     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90178-X     Document Type: Letter

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