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==Background==
*Airbag deployment can cause injury via multiple mechanisms, such as:
**Caustic injuries from aerosolized alkali (including sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate)
**Blunt trauma from direct contact with airbag
**Rapid deceleration and associated flexion and/or hyperextension injuries

==Clinical Features==
===[[Burns]]===
*Usually minor
*Related to direct contact with skin or heat from melted clothing
*Deployment releases small amount of alkali
**Skin burns are usually minor
**Ocular burns require irrigation, pH testing and ophtho follow up
**Long-term sequelae are rare

===Ocular Injuries===
[[File:Airbag-corneal-abrasion1.png|thumb|Corneal Abrasions from Airbag Deployment]]
[[File:Airbag-corneal-abrasion2.png|thumb|Corneal Abrasions from Airbag Deployment]]
*Chemical keratitis
*[[Corneal Abrasion]]

===Cervical and Thoracic Spine Injuries===
*see [[Cervical spine fractures and dislocations]]
*see [[Thoracic trauma]]

===[[Myocardial rupture]]===
*Uncommon complication
*Can exist with barotrauma alone with the absence of rib fractures<ref>Lancaster GI, et al. Air-bag-associated rupture of the right atrium. N Engl J Med. 1993; 328:358.</ref>

==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Caustic burn types}}

==Workup==
*Depends on location/type of suspected injury

==Management==
*[[Caustic burns|Skin]]: basic burn care
*[[Caustic keratoconjunctivitis|Eye]]: copious irrigation, pH testing, ophthalmology consult
**Consider conservative management with antibiotics, and a short course of steroids<ref>Brodovsky SC, et al: Management of alkali burns: An 11-year retrospective review. Ophthalmology. 2000; 107:1829-1835.</ref>

==Disposition==
*Depends on type and severity of injury

==See Also==
*[[Caustic keratoconjunctivitis]]
*[[Burns]]
*[[Caustic burns]]

==References==
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