Four cases of injury involving soda vending machines.
Injuries resulting from rocking soda vending machines are severe and potentially fatal. Four cases of significant trauma stemming from soda vending machine accidents are reported: One patient died, one is disabled, and two healed uneventfully. As a result, we recommend securing heavy soda vending machines to prevent further injuries. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a mechanism of injury resulting from soda machines.
Champa
J R
JR
Department of Orthopedics, Naval Hospital, San Diego, California 92134-5000.
Hennrikus
W L
WL
Gerardi
J A
JA
LaPoint
J M
JM
D000056:Accident Prevention; D000328:Adult; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D005509:Food Dispensers, Automatic; D005522:Food Services; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis*