PEDIATRICS Vol. 102 No. 1 July 1998, p. e2
ELECTRONIC ARTICLE:
Airbag Injuries in Infants and Children: A Case Report and
Review of the Literature
Received Sep 22, 1997; accepted Feb 26, 1998.

Departments of * Pediatrics,
Critical Care, and § Emergency
Medicine
Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME 04102
Airbags have saved an estimated 2620 lives as of November 1997. However, airbags also have caused a number of injuries and deaths and have received a lot of publicity from the NHTSA and the media as a result. The majority of the injuries have occurred when seat belts and shoulder harnesses were not used properly in conjunction with airbags. This article describes an injury that apparently occurred despite use of an age-appropriate, state-of-the-art child protection seat.
Key words: airbag, injuries, NHTSA, infants, children.
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