The Effect of Frontal Air Bags on Eye Injury Patterns in Automobile Crashes
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- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Ophthalmology (1950)
- Vol. 120 (11) , 1517-1522
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.120.11.1517
Abstract
ALTHOUGH AIR BAGS have reduced the incidence of fatal and severe injuries in automobile collisions, they have been shown to increase the risk of less severe injuries.1 These associated minor injuries include upper extremity fractures, skin abrasions, and eye injuries. In particular, the medical literature is replete with case studies of air bag–induced eye injuries.2-63 In addition to air bag–induced eye injuries, Müller-Jensen and Hollweck64 found that broken windshield glass was a serious eye injury mechanism, with 40% of these cases resulting in blindness in at least 1 eye.Keywords
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