title: Four cases of injury involving soda vending machines.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Naval Hospital, San Diego, California 92134-5000.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Champa
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hennrikus
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Gerardi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: LaPoint
mesh_terms: 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*