title: Atlanto-occipital dislocation: an unusual lethal airbag injury.
abstract: Airbag-induced injury fatality is increasing in frequency. We present the case of a 6-year-old passenger who sustained a fatal atlanto-occipital dislocation associated with airbag deployment in a low-speed motor vehicle crash. The current literature regarding airbag fatalities and methods to ameliorate airbag-induced injury are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania-Hahnemann University, Philadelphia 19129, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blank-Reid
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017278:Air Bags / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography