This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

TIMOTHY TONG, MD; PATRICIA A. TEAFORD, MD
Children's Health Center St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center 350 W Thomas Rd Phoenix, AZ 85013

Am J Dis Child. 1989;143(9):997-998.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

Sir.—Infants and children who are ejected or who fall out of the rear beds of pickup trucks present a significant but underreported health care issue. Most legislation dealing with child restraint or seat belts issues do not adequately address this problem. We present two cases of children ejected from the rear bed of a pickup truck.

Patient Reports.—PATIENT 1.—A 6-year-old right-handed Navajo boy fell from the back of a pickup truck that was traveling approximately 25 mph over a bumpy rural road. The child struck the frontal portion of his head and experienced a loss of consciousness for a few minutes. After initial evaluation and stabilization, he was transported to our institution. His vital signs on arrival included a heart rate of 70 beats per minute, a blood pressure of 120/65 mm Hg, and a respiratory rate of 20 breaths per minute. Neurologically, he had a . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Children's Health Center, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, 350 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013 (Dr Tong).

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?