{
    "abstract": "We present a case of a man in his early 50s, who developed severe respiratory distress following exposure to airbag fumes after a road traffic accident. Despite initial treatment for lower respiratory tract infection, his condition worsened, necessitating intensive care unit admission and mechanical ventilation (MV). Subsequent investigations ruled out infections, autoimmune causes and lung contusion, leading to a diagnosis of chemical pneumonitis secondary to sodium azide exposure. Treatment with pulse steroids and prone positioning during MV resulted in significant clinical improvement. The patient was successfully extubated and discharged after 23 days with complete resolution of respiratory symptoms. This case underscores the importance of considering chemical pneumonitis in patients presenting with respiratory distress following airbag deployment and highlights the effective management strategies that contributed to the patient's recovery.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Critical Care Medicine, Yashoda Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India dr_kvraman@yahoo.co.in.",
            "firstname": "Venkat Raman",
            "initials": "VR",
            "lastname": "Kola"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Pulmonary Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.\nPulmonary Medicine, Yashoda Hospital Hitech City Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.",
            "firstname": "Venkata Nagarjuna",
            "initials": "VN",
            "lastname": "Maturu"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Critical Care Medicine, Yashoda Group of Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.",
            "firstname": "Nithin",
            "initials": "N",
            "lastname": "Pinninti"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Indian Institute of Public Health Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.",
            "firstname": "Sai Sreeharshita",
            "initials": "SS",
            "lastname": "Malla"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2025. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ Group.",
    "doi": "10.1136/bcr-2024-264319",
    "journal": "BMJ case reports",
    "keywords": [
        "Drugs: respiratory system",
        "Mechanical ventilation",
        "Pneumonia (respiratory medicine)"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-03-14",
    "pubmed_id": "40081924",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Airbag ARDS: airbag fumes exposure leading to ARDS.",
    "xml": "<Element 'PubmedArticle' at 0x7885058ddc10>"
}