Fatal automobile accident due to airbag misdeployment.

Autor: Albalooshi YM; Forensic Medicine Department, General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, Dubai Police GHQ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Sherif HM; Forensic Medicine Department, General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, Dubai Police GHQ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Alzarooni SM; Specialty Forensic Evidence Department, General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, Dubai Police GHQ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Alqassim MA; Specialty Forensic Evidence Department, General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, Dubai Police GHQ, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. mam.qasim@dubaipolice.gov.ae.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of legal medicine [Int J Legal Med] 2021 Mar; Vol. 135 (2), pp. 565-572. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 18.
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-020-02457-z
Abstrakt: The purpose of this case report was to demonstrate a fatal motor vehicle accident in which a 33-year-old man died at the scene immediately after his car collided with the roadside curbstone at a normal speed. The autopsy of the deceased body revealed a penetrating injury on the neck as he was struck by the deployed airbag. Pathological examination showed the offending material to be a fractured cylinder-shaped metal piece, which had settled within the fourth cervical vertebral body. Further forensic engineering investigation of the airbag unit found that the metal fragment originated from a defective airbag gas generator, which had exploded upon deployment. These findings reflect on the increasing popularity of airbag-associated trauma across the globe in recent years. We suggest an effective management plan for the evaluation and mitigation of the complications associated with airbag-related incidents.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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