How Do You Treat An Airbag Injury?

How Do You Treat An Airbag Injury? Airbags are designed to protect you in a car accident. However, the force of their deployment can sometimes cause injuries. Chest pain after an accident can often indicate an airbag injury. These injuries can range from minor to severe, and in some cases, can be life-threatening. A chest contusion is an injury that doesn’t break the skin but injures the blood vessels or tissues. More specifically, it injures the blood vessels or tissues under the skin and can be caused by an external blow or force. This can sometimes lead to a bruise but can also cause internal injuries requiring immediate medical attention. A crash sensor tells the airbags to go off when a certain level of impact has been reached. Most of the time, this happens when two cars crash head-on or almost head-on at over 10 miles per hour. If the crash is bad enough, it will set off an igniter that will make a gas, like nitrogen or argon, fill the airbag. The whole process takes about 1/20th of a second. If an airbag goes off even a fraction of a second too late, it could have dire consequences. Because of this, airbags are strictly regulated. Are Airbags Safe? In general, airbags are considered safe. However, the National Institutes of Health have written several papers about the deaths airbags have caused. In these cases, there were many broken ribs, a lot of bruising inside the chest, and cuts and punctures to the heart and the membranes around it. How To Treat Airbag Injuries Cover wounds with a clean, dry bandage. You might be told to put antibacterial cream on your wound to prevent infection. If you have swelling, use ice packs as directed. Use cool clothes to soothe red, itchy, or burned skin. Many airbag injuries can be treated with chiropractic care. Contact the arrowhead clinic.