Citation

Burke GA, Chawla O. Emerg. Med. J. 2007; 24(2): 144.

Affiliation

Maxillofacial Unit, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/emj.2006.036798

PMID

17251632

PMCID

PMC2658200

Abstract

Trauma as a result of airbag deployment is not uncommon. These injuries have usually been sustained as a result of failure or misuse of airbags used in restraint systems. Few people are familiar with suspension airbags. These high-pressure devices reside beneath vehicles and provide shock absorption as a supplement to the springs and other components of a vehicle's suspension system. The considerably increased pressure in these airbags, 300 psi or greater, renders their misuse extremely dangerous.

Language: en