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H Bailey1, N Perez, C Blank-Reid
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann University, Philadelphia 19129, USA.
Abstract:
Airbag-induced injury fatality is increasing in frequency. We present the case of a 6-year-old passenger who sustained a fatal atlanto-occipital dislocation associated with airbag deployment in a low-speed motor vehicle crash. The current literature regarding airbag fatalities and methods to ameliorate airbag-induced injury are reviewed.
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