Airbag Failures
Airbag Failures Cause Injuries
Airbags are designed to prevent injuries and save lives in car accidents. In most cases, they do perform admirably. However, automotive airbags can also cause injuries and fatalities that never would have happened if the airbag had not deployed.
They Save Lives, But Can Cause Injury
Since they were introduced in the 1970s airbags are credited with saving thousands of lives. However, airbag failures have also caused serious injuries, including:
- Facial injuries
- Head injuries
- Traumatic brain injury
- Hand, finger, nose and forearm fractures
- Skin abrasions
- Bruising
- Eye damage and loss of vision, particularly for people wearing glasses
- Hearing damage
- Death
Airbags can detonate with more than 1200 pounds of force at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour.
Deploying Too Soon
Airbags can cause injuries if they deploy too soon or in minor collisions. People can suffer serious airbag failure injuries in fender benders and other low-speed collisions that would not have resulted in any physical injuries.
Failure to Deploy
Airbags can also cause injuries when they fail to deploy or deploy too late. If the airbag isn't there when you need it in a high-speed crash, you may suffer head injuries, spinal cord injuries, internal injuries or even death.
No matter how your airbag injury occurred, the attorneys at the Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates can help. Our practice is dedicated exclusively to helping injured people throughout Georgia recover financial compensation for injuries.
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