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Sharif-Alhoseini M, Khatibi H, Chardoli M, et al. Car sunshade-induced craniofacial injury: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2011;5:175doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-175.
Sharif-Alhoseini, M., Khatibi, H., Chardoli, M., & Rahimi-Movaghar, V. (2011). Car sunshade-induced craniofacial injury: a case report. Journal of medical case reports, 5175. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-175
Sharif-Alhoseini, Mahdi, et al. "Car sunshade-induced craniofacial injury: a case report." Journal of medical case reports vol. 5 (2011): 175. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-175
Sharif-Alhoseini M, Khatibi H, Chardoli M, Rahimi-Movaghar V. Car sunshade-induced craniofacial injury: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2011 May 10;5:175. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-175. PMID: 21569284; PMCID: PMC3115887.
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J Med Case Rep. 2011 May 10;5:175. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-175.

Car sunshade-induced craniofacial injury: a case report.

Journal of medical case reports

Mahdi Sharif-Alhoseini, Hadi Khatibi, Mojtaba Chardoli, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar

Affiliations

  1. Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected].

PMID: 21569284 PMCID: PMC3115887 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-175

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: We report the case of a man who sustained a craniofacial injury after spontaneous lateral airbag deployment resulting in his face being struck by a car sunshade. This highlights the potential damage that can be caused by any object placed between a lateral airbag and a car occupant.

CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 33-year-old Caucasian man who was the driver in a frontal collision. He had opened the car sunshade and turned it 90° towards the left. As he was driving, he struck a bus, causing the driver's lateral airbag to spontaneously deploy. The airbag pushed the sunshade against his face and injured him.

CONCLUSIONS: Car sunshades can cause significant craniofacial injury. We suggest that sunshade design must be improved to reduce the risk of potential injuries to car occupants. We recommend a new, safer sunshade design.

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