Citation

Peterson T, Timberlake G, Yeager A, Jadali M, Royer K. Ann. Emerg. Med. 1999; 33(2): 192-194.

Affiliation

Departments of Emergency Medicine, Trauma Services, and Surgery Education, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines, IA, USA. tdpeterson@pol.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9922415

Abstract

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.