The influence of airbag and restraining devices on the patterns of facial trauma in motor vehicle collisions

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 516-520

  Murphy Jr , Robert X ^a   Birmingham, K Lesley ^a   Okunski, Walter J ^a   Wasser, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0342288646     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200002000-00005     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Air Bag Deployment Characteristics. Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, February 1992. DOT HS, 807:869.
2. Antosia, R. E., Partridge, R. A., and Virk, A. S. Air bag safety. Ann. Emerg. Med. 25: 794, 1995.
3. Lund, A. K., and Ferguson, S. A. Driver fatalities in 1985-1993 cars with airbags. J. Trauma 38: 469, 1995.
4. Hollands, C. M., Winston, F. K., Stafford, P. W., and Shochat, S. J. Severe head injury caused by airbag deployment. J. Trauma 41: 920, 1996.
5. Brown, D. K., Roe, E. J., and Henry, T. E. A fatality associated with the deployment of an automobile airbag. J. Trauma 39: 1204, 1995.
6. Zador, P. L., and Ciccone, M. A. Automobile driver fatalities in frontal impacts: Air bags compared with manual belts. Am. J. Public Health 83: 661, 1993.
7. Rosenblatt, M., Freilich, B., and Kirsch, D. Air bags: Trade-offs. N. Engl. J. Med. 325: 1518, 1991.
8. Loo, G. T., Siegel, J. H., Dischinger, P. C., et al. Airbag protection versus compartment intrusion effect determines the pattern of injuries in multiple trauma motor vehicle crashes. J. Trauma 41: 935, 1996.
9. Evans, L. Restraint effectiveness, occupant ejection from cars, and fatality reductions. Accid. Anal. Prev. 22: 167, 1990.
10. Viano, D. C. Effectiveness of Safety Belts and Airbags in Preventing Fatal Injury. In Proceedings: Frontal Crash Safety Technologies for the 9Os, Report 910901. Pp. 159-171.
11. Blacksin, M. F. Patterns of fracture after air bag deployment. J. Trauma 35: 840, 1993.
12. O'Neil, B., and Lund, A. K. The Effectiveness of Airbags in Preventing Driver Fatalities in the United States. Arlington, Va.: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 1992.
13. Hallock, G. G. Mechanism of burn injury secondary to airbag deployment. Ann. Plast. Surg. 39: 111, 1997.
14. Newman, L., and Hopper, C. Driver's airbags and facial injuries (Letter). Br. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 34: 480, 1996.
15. Michaeli-Cohen, A., Neufeld, M., Lazar, M., Geyer, O., Haddad, R., and Kashtan, H. Bilateral corneal contusion and angle recession caused by an airbag (Letter). Br. J. Ophthalmol. 80: 487, 1996.
16. Rozner, L. Air bag-bruised face. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 97: 1517, 1996.
17. Baker, R. S., Flowers, C. W., Jr., Singh, P., Smith, A., and Casey, R. Corneoscleral laceration caused by air bag trauma. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 121: 709, 1996.
18. Duma, S. M., Kress, T. A., Porta, D. J., et al. Airbag-induced eye injuries: A report of 25 cases. J. Trauma 41: 114, 1996.
19. Perez, J., and Palmatier, T. Air bag-related fatality in a short, forward-positioned driver. Ann. Emerg. Med. 28: 722, 1996.
20. Marco, F., Garcia-Lopez, A., Leon, C., and Lopez-Duran, L. Bilateral Smith fracture of the radius caused by airbag deployment. J. Trauma 40: 663, 1996.
21. Freedman, E. L., Safran, M. R., and Meals, R. A. Automotive airbag-related upper extremity injuries: A report of three cases. J. Trauma 38: 577, 1995.
22. Gross, K. B., Koets, M. H., D'Arcy, J. B., Chan, T. L., Wooley, R. G., and Basha, M. A. Mechanism of induction of asthmatic attacks initiated by the inhalation of particles generated by airbag system deployment. J. Trauma 38: 521, 1995.
23. Lancaster, G. I., DeFrance, J. H., and Borruso, J. J. Air-bag-associated rupture of the right atrium (Letter). N. Engl, J. Med. 328: 358, 1993.
24. Traynelis, V. C., and Gold, M. Cervical spine injury in an air-bag-equipped vehicle. J. Spinal Disord. 6: 60, 1993.
25. Roth, T., and Meredith, P. Hand injuries from inflation of an air bag security system. J. Hand Surg. (Br.) 18: 520, 1993.
26. Sutyak, J. P., Passi, V., and Hammond, J. S. Air bags alone compared with the combination of mechanical restraints and air bags: Implications for the emergency evaluation of crash victims. South. Med. J. 90: 915, 1997.
27. Huelke, D. F, Moore, J. L., and Ostrom, M. Air bag injuries and occupant protection. J. Trauma 33: 894, 1992.