Nonfatal Airbag Deployments Involving Child Passengers

Document Number: 973297

Date Published: November 1997

Author(s):
Catherine S Gotschall - Children'S National Medical Center
Martin R Eichelberger Md - Children'S National Medical Center
Rene Morrissey - Children'S National Medical Center
Allison Better - Children'S National Medical Center
Jean Reardon - Children'S National Medical Center
Frances D Bents - Dynamic Science Inc

Abstract:
This study describes nonfatal interactions between children and front passenger airbags. Twelve surviving children aged 12 and younger who experienced passenger airbag deployments were identified from hospital emergency department records and police accident reports. Data from crash reconstructions and medical records were analyzed to determine mechanisms responsible for each injury sustained. Four of six children in safety seats and one of six children restrained in lap/shoulder belts sustained significant brain injuries. It is recommended that infant seats and forward-facing safety seats be placed in the rear seats of vehicles equipped with passenger airbags.

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See other papers presented at 41st Stapp Car Crash Conference, November 1997, Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA, Session: Air Bags And Seating Position - Effect On Child Injury

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