Car Surfing: An Uncommon Cause of Traumatic Injury

Car surfing is an infrequent cause of traumatic injuries treated by emergency physicians. This very dangerous activity can result in serious injury or death. We report 5 cases of injuries caused by car surfing seen at our hospital during 1996 and 1997. All involved head injuries after a fall from a...

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Published inAnnals of emergency medicine Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 192 - 194
Main Authors Peterson, Timothy, Timberlake, Gregory, Yeager, Anson, Jadali, Mansour, Royer, Kim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.02.1999
Elsevier
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic - mortality
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Craniocerebral Trauma - etiology
Craniocerebral Trauma - mortality
Craniocerebral Trauma - prevention & control
Female
Humans
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Male
Medical sciences
Risk-Taking
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Case study
Human
Surf
Motor car
Traffic accident
Motor vehicle
Trauma
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Summary:Car surfing is an infrequent cause of traumatic injuries treated by emergency physicians. This very dangerous activity can result in serious injury or death. We report 5 cases of injuries caused by car surfing seen at our hospital during 1996 and 1997. All involved head injuries after a fall from a moving motor vehicle. There were 3 male and 2 female patients, and 3 cases were fatal. Health care providers should be aware of this type of injury and support efforts to prevent it. [Peterson T, Timberlake G, Yeager A, Jadali M, Royer K: Car surfing: An uncommon cause of traumatic injury. Ann Emerg Med February 1999;33:192-194.]
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ISSN:0196-0644
1097-6760
DOI:10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70393-8