A life saved at the cost of hand injury - A case of hand burn due to airbag deployment
- Author:
Nur Afifah Fadzullah
1
;
Kasthuri Shamugam
1
;
Normala Basiron
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- From: The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2019;74(5):452-453
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: According to the Malaysian Department of Statistics motor vehicle accidents are the third leading cause of death in Malaysia and accounts for 7.4% of premature deaths in 2016. With the invention of the airbag, the number of serious injuries and fatalities have been reduced significantly. However, there has also been a corresponding increase in the number of injuries attributable to these devices. The patient narrated in this case report sustained a mixed dermal thickness burn over the upper limb as a result of an airbag deployment. She recovered without other life threatening injuries.
