TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Air bag safety
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Antosia, R. E.
A1  - Partridge, R. A.
A1  - Virk, A. S.
SP  - 794
EP  - 798
VL  - 25
IS  - 6
N2  - STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe injuries associated with deployment of air bag passive-restraint systems in use in the United States. DESIGN: Retrospective review of data collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from 1980 to 1994. PARTICIPANTS: Occupants of air bag-equipped vehicles who were involved in crashes on US roads. RESULTS: Of 618 reported occupant injuries related to air bag deployment, an overwhelming majority were classified as minor (96.1%). Most occupants sustained abrasions, contusions, and lacerations. The face (42.0%), wrist (16.8%), forearm (16.3%) and chest (9.6%) were the most frequently injured body areas. CONCLUSION: Most injuries related to air bag deployment are minor and must be viewed in the context of the potentially life-threatening injuries they prevent.
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SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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