Fatal laryngeal injury in an achondroplastic dwarf secondary to airbag deployment.

Author(s)
Roberts, D. Pexa, C. Clarkowski, B. Morey, M. & Murphy, M.
Year
Abstract

The authors report the case of an unrestrained driver with achondroplastic dwarfism who suffered a fatal anterior neck injury when her airbag deployed as she rear-ended another vehicle at 30-40 mph. Her short stature and short limbs required her to sit within a handbreadth of the steering wheel, which probably allowed the airbag of airbag cover to strike her neck as it opened. This is the first reported case of fatal injury to a driver with achondroplastic dwarfism,. (A)

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20000917 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Pediatric Emergency Care, Vol. 15 (1999), No. 4, p. 260-261, 7 ref.

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