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Citation

Büyük Y, Uzün I, Erkol Z, Agritmis H, Ustündağ KT. Ulus. Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2010; 16(4): 379-381.

Affiliation

The Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. doctorbuyuk@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dernegi)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20849061

Abstract

This case report describes a four-year-old girl (102 cm, 17 kg) who sustained fatal craniocerebral injuries as a result of an inflating automobile air bag. The car struck the lid of the sewer system, which was 15 cm above the ground level, at a low speed, and both the driver and passenger air bags inflated. Despite the fact that air bag usage has lessened both the possibility and severity of occupant injuries in frontal collisions, case reports of serious injuries and even deaths especially in children due to air bag deployment, particularly during low speed impacts, highlight the need for changes in both system design and possibly the threshold speed of air bag deployment.


Language: en

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