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Airbag deployment can cause caustic injuries from aerosolized ALKALI including sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate | Airbag deployment can cause caustic injuries from aerosolized ALKALI including sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate | ||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Burns | ===Burns=== | ||
* Usually minor | * Usually minor | ||
* Related to direct contact with skin or heat from melted clothing | * Related to direct contact with skin or heat from melted clothing | ||
===Ocular Injuries=== | |||
* Chemical keratitis | [[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]] | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
==Workup== | ==Workup== | ||
Revisión del 19:39 28 jun 2014
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
- Chemical keratitis
- Corneal Abrasion
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