Citation

Roberts D, Pexa C, Clarkowski B, Morey M, Murphy M. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 1999; 15(4): 260-261.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10460080

Abstract

We report the case of an unrestrained driver with achondroplastic dwarfism who suffered a fatal anterior neck injury when her airbag deployed as she rear-ended another vehicle at 30-40 mph. Her short stature and short limbs required her to sit within a handbreadth of the steering wheel, which probably allowed the airbag or airbag cover to strike her neck as it opened. This is the first reported case of fatal injury to a driver with achondroplastic dwarfism.

Language: en