Air bag-associated burn.
Burns due to the deployment of air bags have been occasionally described in recent years. Most reports are about injuries in the USA. However, there have been few reports of this type of injury in Australia. This case report details such an injury that took place in a road traffic accident in Melbourne, Australia.
Sinha
Vivek K
VK
Department of Plastic Surgery, Boxhill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. viveksinha1978@yahoo.co.uk
MacGill
Kirstie A
KA
D000328:Adult; D017278:Air Bags / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001315:Australia; D002056:Burns / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors