Burns due to the deployment of air bags have been occasionally described in recent years. Most reports are about injuries in the USA. However, there have been few reports of this type of injury in Australia. This case report details such an injury that took place in a road traffic accident in Melbourne, Australia.
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Emerg Med Australas
October 2007
Department of Plastic Surgery, Boxhill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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July 2005
Associated Eye Surgeons, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
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August 2004
Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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Korean J Ophthalmol
June 2004
Department of Ophthalmology, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwang-ju, Korea.
Air-bags have received widespread support as an effective means of enhancing automotive safety, and they are becoming more common as standard automobile equipment on many cars. Although air-bag induced ocular injuries are rare, they present a serious concern because of the possibility of permanent damage or visual impairment. To date, most reports have investigated ocular injury from high velocity motor vehicle accidents and reports of ocular injury from low speed motor vehicle accidents have been rare.
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Lakartidningen
July 2002
Institutionen för kirurgi och perioperativ vetenskap, kirurgi, Umeå universitet.
Restraint systems, such as air bags and seat belts with pretensioners, reduce effectively the risk of serious injuries of car occupants. However, this equipment may have some adverse effects. In a frontal air bag deployment the cushion expands with a speed of about 200 km/h towards the driver.
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