Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child

An atlanto-occipital dislocation is a rare airbag-induced injury in trauma patients. We report a case of an atlanto-occipital dislocation in a 6-year-old patient who was an unrestrained passenger in the front seat of a vehicle involved in a low-speed motor vehicle accident. This case illustrates the...

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Main Authors:	Hassan, Radhiana, Mohd Yusof, Mubarak, Kamarudin, Norie Azilah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
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spelling	iium-17872011-09-20T04:20:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1787/ Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child Hassan, Radhiana Mohd Yusof, Mubarak Kamarudin, Norie Azilah R Medicine (General) An atlanto-occipital dislocation is a rare airbag-induced injury in trauma patients. We report a case of an atlanto-occipital dislocation in a 6-year-old patient who was an unrestrained passenger in the front seat of a vehicle involved in a low-speed motor vehicle accident. This case illustrates the fatal threat of airbag deployment to the child passenger travelling in the vehicle front seat even in a low-speed collision, and supports the recommendation that children under 12 years of age travelling in vehicles with dual airbag systems should be seated in the back. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1787/1/2010_MJMS_FATAL_AOD.pdf Hassan, Radhiana and Mohd Yusof, Mubarak and Kamarudin, Norie Azilah (2010) Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences , 17 (4). pp. 67-70. ISSN 1394-195X http://www.usm.my/mjms
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description	An atlanto-occipital dislocation is a rare airbag-induced injury in trauma patients. We report a case of an atlanto-occipital dislocation in a 6-year-old patient who was an unrestrained passenger in the front seat of a vehicle involved in a low-speed motor vehicle accident. This case illustrates the fatal threat of airbag deployment to the child passenger travelling in the vehicle front seat even in a low-speed collision, and supports the recommendation that children under 12 years of age travelling in vehicles with dual airbag systems should be seated in the back.
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author	Hassan, Radhiana Mohd Yusof, Mubarak Kamarudin, Norie Azilah
author_facet	Hassan, Radhiana Mohd Yusof, Mubarak Kamarudin, Norie Azilah
author_sort	Hassan, Radhiana
title	Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child
title_short	Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child
title_full	Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child
title_fullStr	Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child
title_full_unstemmed	Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child
title_sort	fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child
publisher	Universiti Sains Malaysia
publishDate	2010
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/1787/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1787/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/1787/1/2010_MJMS_FATAL_AOD.pdf
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Fatal airbag-mediated atlanto-occipital dislocation in a child

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