Injuries from Air Bag Defects and Failures: Do you need a Pennsylvania Lawyer?

Generally air bags save lives but air bags can also cause serious injury and can be fatal. Here are some injuries caused by air bag failure.

Eye Injury -- Blunt trauma to his eyes makes a child or adult a good candidate for glaucoma. Other airbag related injuries include orbital contusions, corneal abrasions, vitreous and sub-retinal hemorrhage, corneal edema, blurred vision, and iris and retinal detachment in people who were hit by an airbag (and exposed to its contents). Minor irritations only occur when the occupant remains in the car or truck for many minutes with the windows closed and no ventilation.

Asthma Injury -- Some people with asthma may develop an asthmatic attack from inhaling dust. With the onset of symptoms, asthmatics should treat themselves as advised by their doctor providing they are not injured beyond capability and/or their breathing apparatus is within reach. Asthmatics should seek medical treatment.

Chemical Injury -- Chemical injuries may occur from burns caused by the gas emitted from the air bags and by breathing problems causes by the gases emitted from deflating air bags. Chemical injuries also include burns to the face and other parts of the body.

Traumatic Head and Brain Injuries -- More serious air bag injuries are rare but they do happen. Serious or fatal injuries may occur when someone is very close to or in direct contact with an air bag module when the air bag deploys. These types of injuries can happen to unconscious drivers who inadvertently slump over the steering wheel or improperly restrained occupants who slide forward in the seat during pre-crash braking, and even properly restrained drivers who sit too close to the steering wheel.

Car and truck occupants involved in side-impact crashes are three times more likely to suffer a traumatic brain injury than people involved in head-on or other types of collisions. Brain injuries from side-impact crashes are usually more severe.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data included 5,483 vehicles containing 6,780 occupants, but the analysis was generally restricted to the 1,115 people who were occupants of a vehicle in which at least one person was severely injured. Researchers used data such as vehicle type, seatbelt, and air bag use, and alcohol use by the driver. A traumatic brain injury is defined as having a loss of consciousness, amnesia, or confusion at the time of injury, or any injury that results in skull fracture (the side of the skull is thinner and less protective), or intracranial bleeding. Head injuries can be mild to severe, and often produce long-term health problems.

According to analysis, traumatic brain injury is the cause of death in 51 to 74 percent of single-vehicle side collisions and 41 to 64 percent of multiple vehicle side-impact crashes. Seatbelt use not frontal air bags were associated with a reduced risk of brain injury after a crash. Female are found to be a higher risk for brain injuries. Crashes on the side of a vehicle cause 10,000 deaths each year in the United States. Data came from real accidents, rather than from crash tests with dummies. The difference is critical because it’s difficult to accurately simulate a brain injury in a dummy.

Paralysis - Paralysis is defined as a complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group. Nerve damage that causes paralysis may be in the brain or spinal cord may be in the nerves outside the spinal cord. One of the most common causes of damage to the brain is trauma from a blow during a car crash.

Facial Scarring – Air bag deployment may cause facial scarring, particularly when the air bag drives or grinds broken glass into the victim's face and upper body.

Wrongful Death - A wrongful death lawsuit is an action brought by the next of kin or family members of a deceased victim in a personal injury case. For instance, in a fatal air bag injury accident, the spouse of a driver killed may bring action against the auto maker and air bag manufacturer in court and claim punitive and compensatory damages.

Consult with Anapol Schwartz, Pennsylvania law firm and New Jersey law firm, about filing a fatal air bag wrongful death lawsuit or serious air bag injury lawsuit. Don’t wait forever. Each state has statute of limitations for filing lawsuits. The last thing you want is to regret filing a lawsuit in time.

Airbag Lawsuits: Please fill out the form below to see if you have a case!

Generally air bags save lives but air bags can also cause serious injury and can be fatal. If you have been seriously injured or a family member has been seriously injured or died due to a faulty air bag, consult with Anapol Schwartz, Pennsylvania and New Jersey law firm, about filing a fatal air bag lawsuit or serious air bag injury lawsuit. Don’t wait forever. Each state has statute of limitations for fi ling lawsuits. The last thing you want is to regret fi ling a lawsuit in time.

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