BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE As of November 1, 1997, automotive air-bag deployments
occurring in low-speed collisions had resulted in the deaths of 49 children and in the serious …

This case report describes a 5-year-old child who sustained fatal craniocervical injuries as
the result of an inflating automobile air bag. Although air bags have in general been shown …

We report the case of a 3.5-year-old front seat passenger who suffered significant head and
neck injuries as a result of air bag deployment in a collision of< 30 mph. These lesions …

Objective: To describe occupant and crash characteristics in the first 27 publicly released
investigations of air‐bag‐related fatalities. Methods: A retrospective review of the first 27 …

Dual air bags will be required standard equipment in all new passenger cars sold in the
United States beginning in 1997 and all light trucks sold in the United States in 1998 but are …

Air bags have been responsible for saving thousands of lives since their introduction in the
early 1970s. Now, however, it has become apparent that under certain conditions, these …

Over 30 children who were improperly restrained or in rear facing safety seats have been
reported killed in motor vehicle accidents (MVA) involving airbags. The authors report one …

Air Bags—Continued Air bags, when used as a supplement to safety belts, effectively
prevent deaths and serious injuries in frontal motor-vehicle crashes. Air bags are standard …

Real world motor vehicle collision research of injuries due to deployment of “first-generation”
air bags has been conducted by Transport Canada since 1993. Fifty-three fatal crashes (36 …

Assessment of the role of air bag deployment in injury causation in a crash of any severity
requires analysis of occupant, vehicle, and impact data. The potential injurious role of an air …