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home / centre for automotive safety research / Publications / List / Details Publication Details| Title | Injuries, death and vehicle airbag deployment | | Authors | O'Donovan S, van den Heuvel C, Baldock MRJ, Byard RW | | Year | 2020 | | Type | Journal Article | | Abstract | Airbags are impact-activated safety devices which deploy from the interior of vehicles to protect occupants from trauma during crashes. Although airbags effectively reduce the risk of death and injury, this it is not without issues. For example, high-impact unbelted rigid-barrier testing in the USA led to the adoption of powerful, large airbags that were associated with numerous airbag-related deaths and injuries. In contrast, European designs were tested and certified in conjunction with the use of three-point restraint systems, meaning that the airbags could be smaller with reduced ‘punch-out’ power. An overview is provided of the mechanism of action of airbags and the associated non-lethal and lethal injuries that may be sustained by vehicle occupants. | | Journal Title | Medicine, Science and the Law | | Journal Volume (Issue) | 60(2) | | Page Range | 147–149 | | Notes | DOI: 10.1177/0025802419892392 |
| Reference | | O'Donovan S, van den Heuvel C, Baldock MRJ, Byard RW (2020). Injuries, death and vehicle airbag deployment. Medicine, Science and the Law, 60(2), 147–149. |
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