Paediatric Burns From Deployment of a Concealed Aviation Seatbelt Airbag

The advantages of airbags in reducing the rate of severe injuries and fatalities in motor vehicle crashes are well known but the physical act of airbag deployment can lead to injury to the passenger and the spectrum of airbag trauma resulting from deployment of vehicle airbags has been extensively r...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 13; no. 6
Main Authors Bhatti, Dujanah S, Khan, Muhammad Adil Abbas Khan, Rodriguez, Daniel Urriza, Cadogan, Julia, Burge, Timothy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto (CA) Cureus 22.06.2021
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Plastic Surgery
Trauma
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Summary:The advantages of airbags in reducing the rate of severe injuries and fatalities in motor vehicle crashes are well known but the physical act of airbag deployment can lead to injury to the passenger and the spectrum of airbag trauma resulting from deployment of vehicle airbags has been extensively reported. We present the first reported case of a pediatric burn injury resulting from the accidental deployment of an airbag in an aircraft. A four-year-old female child sustained injuries to the left side of her face and body while she was aboard a stationary airplane and the airbag concealed within the seat belt of her airplane seat unexpectedly and inexplicably deployed just before departure. We are presenting the case to increase awareness of the possibility of this injury in aircraft and to enable minimization of such accidents as well as help establish protocols for dealing with such mishaps if there were to happen.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.15824