Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
The effect of frontal air bags on eye injury patterns in automobile crashes.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Jernigan, Mary Virginia Herring, Ian P. Brozoski, Fred T. Bass, Cameron R. Dale |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE To investigate eye injuries resulting from frontal automobile crashes and to determine the effects of frontal air bags. METHODS The National Automotive Sampling System database files from January 1, 1993, through December 31, 1999, were examined in a 3-part study that included an investigation of 22 236 individual crashes that occurred in the United States. A new 4-level eye injury severity scale that quantifies injuries based on recovery time, need for surgery, and possible loss of sight was developed. RESULTS Of all occupants who were exposed to an air bag deployment, 3% sustained an eye injury. In contrast, 2% of occupants not exposed to an air bag deployment sustained an eye injury. A closer examination of the type of eye injuries showed that there was a statistically significant increase in the risk of corneal abrasions for occupants who were exposed to an air bag compared with those who were not (P =.03). Of occupants exposed to an air bag deployment, 0.5% sustained a corneal abrasion compared with 0.04% of occupants who were not exposed to an air bag. CONCLUSIONS Using the new injury levels, it was shown that although occupants exposed to an air bag deployment had a higher risk of sustaining minor eye injuries, the air bag appears to have provided a beneficial exchange by reducing the number of severe eye injuries. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://archopht.jamanetwork.com/journals/OPHTH/articlepdf/272588/ecs20042.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/pdfaccess.ashx?url=/data/journals/ophth/6842/ecs20042.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 12427066v1 |
| Volume Number | 120 |
| Issue Number | 11 |
| Journal | Archives of ophthalmology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Bags Automotive Occupations Bag Device Component Corneal Diseases Deploy Eye Injuries Eye Neoplasms Traumatic injury |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
