Airbag injuries

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Background

Airbag deployment can cause caustic injuries from aerosolized ALKALI including sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate

Clinical Features

Burns

  • Usually minor
  • Related to direct contact with skin or heat from melted clothing

Ocular Injuries

Corneal Abrasions from Airbag Deployment
Corneal Abrasions from Airbag Deployment

Differential Diagnosis

Workup

Physical Exam, slit lamp

Management

  • Skin: basic burn care
  • Eye: copious irrigation, pH testing, ophthalmology consult

Disposition

See Also

Sources

  • Tintaneli 7th ed p1297, 1385
  • Brodovsky SC, et al: Management of alkali burns: An 11-year retrospective review. Ophthalmology 2000; 107:1829-1835
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