Atloido-Occipital Dislocation in a Small Child after Air-Bag Deployment

Figure 1. A two-year-old girl riding in an automobile was involved in a low-speed collision in which the air bags deployed. At the time of the crash she was sitting unrestrained in the front passenger seat. She was apneic and unresponsive before the ambulance arrived. She was intubated at the scene,...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 345; no. 17; p. 1256
Main Authors Angel, Carlos A, Ehlers, Richard A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Massachusetts Medical Society 25.10.2001
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Summary:Figure 1. A two-year-old girl riding in an automobile was involved in a low-speed collision in which the air bags deployed. At the time of the crash she was sitting unrestrained in the front passenger seat. She was apneic and unresponsive before the ambulance arrived. She was intubated at the scene, and resuscitation was instituted according to established guidelines. Except for numerous neck abrasions and burns, no other overt injuries were apparent on physical examination. A radiograph of the lateral cervical spine showed atloido-occipital dislocation (arrowheads), with a 4-cm gap between the occipital condyle and the superior articular facet of . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMicm070559