Air bag dermatitis

Foley, Sharon; Mallory, Susan B.

doi:10.1016/0190-9622(95)91840-x

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“…Although airbags have been shown to reduce the incidence of life-threatening injuries, they have increased the risk of minor injuries such as those to the skin [1][2][3]. A study of the National Automobile Sampling System (NASS) found that 66 per cent of front-seat occupants exposed to an airbag deployment incur a skin injury; 47 per cent of these injuries are attributed directly to the airbag itself [4].…”

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Experimental analysis of airbag seam design: high-rate shear testing for skin abrasions

Duma

Cormier

Hurst

et al. 2011

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D:

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Approximately 66 per cent of all airbag deployments in the USA result in at least one skin injury, with 47 per cent of these skin injuries attributed directly to the airbag deployment. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the risk of skin abrasions from the airbag fabric seam design by using a new shear testing methodology. High-rate shear loading was performed with a pneumatic impactor that propelled a section of airbag fabric across porcine skin at 85 m/s. Twenty-seven tests (three control and 24 with fabric) were performed using eight different seam designs. A 40 cm 3 10 cm section of airbag fabric with each seam was forced across a 5 cm 3 5 cm section of fresh porcine skin that was acquired within 2 h post-mortem. No abrasions were observed in the three control tests, but abrasions were observed in all 24 of the tests conducted using airbag fabric. The unturned, sewn seam orientation resulted in significantly more severe abrasions than the woven, unturned seam orientation (P = 0.01). This new system and results illustrate that different seam designs can result in different skin abrasion risk. Moreover, the data show that severe abrasions can be caused by normal pressures well below the 1.75 MPa injury threshold previously published.

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Experimental analysis of airbag seam design: high-rate shear testing for skin abrasions

Duma

Cormier

Hurst

et al. 2011

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D:

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“…Pruritus, burning, and stinging are the most frequently reported symptoms. Dermatitis usually resolves in a few days with a scaling reaction and pigmentation changes 5,6 . To our knowledge, no cases of allergic contact dermatitis due to the substances released have been described.…”

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Air Bags and the Skin

Corazza

Trincone

Zampino

et al. 2004

Skinmed

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Air bags, fitted in the majority of new automobiles, are safety devices activated when a sudden deceleration causes the ignition of a propellant cartridge containing sodium azide. The bag is inflated by nitrogen liberated during the combustion. Deployment releases various high-temperature gases, including nitrogen and carbon dioxide, and produces sodium hydroxide, a highly irritant alkaline substance. In about 7%-8% of cases, air bags cause dermatologic injuries such as traumatic lesions, irritant dermatitis, and chemical and thermal burns. Nondermatologic lesions, such as ocular damage (alkali keratitis, corneal abrasions), ear lesions, bone fractures, and contusive damage can also be caused by air bag deployment.

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A Case of Air Bag Dermatitis

Wu¹

2002

Archives of Dermatology

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Air bag dermatitis

Cited by 19 publications

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Experimental analysis of airbag seam design: high-rate shear testing for skin abrasions

Experimental analysis of airbag seam design: high-rate shear testing for skin abrasions

Air Bags and the Skin

A Case of Air Bag Dermatitis

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