Citation

Fadzullah NA, Kasthuri S, Basiron N. Med. J. Malaysia 2019; 74(5): 452-453.

Affiliation

Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Malaysian Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

31649230

Abstract

According to the Malaysian Department of Statistics motor vehicle accidents are the third leading cause of death in Malaysia and accounts for 7.4% of premature deaths in 2016. With the invention of the airbag, the number of serious injuries and fatalities have been reduced significantly. However, there has also been a corresponding increase in the number of injuries attributable to these devices. The patient narrated in this case report sustained a mixed dermal thickness burn over the upper limb as a result of an airbag deployment. She recovered without other life threatening injuries.

Language: en