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Accidents - Mountain climbing - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 415
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Date: 09/08/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing
PT ROCK CLIMBING FELL HIT HEAD BASILAR SKULL FX
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/15/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mountain climbing
25YOM WAS CLIMBING ONTO OVERHANGING ROCK AND HIT HEAD DX: HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Mountain climbing
CLIMBING ON ROCKS & FELL 15 FT. ONTO ROCKS, LOC 2-3 MIN.CALLED AMBULANC DX: CONCUSSION / RIGHT UPPER ARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/26/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mountain climbing
11 Y M FELL 15 TO20 FEET FROM ROCK CLIFFS.DX: HEAD TRAUMA AND CONTUSIO NS TO THE HEAD FROM FALL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/11/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Mountain climbing
PT WAS MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, WAS HIT BY AN AVALANCHE AND WAS THEN HIT INHE AD W/ICE AXE. DX: POST CONCUSS SYND, SCALP LAC 3CM, CONT, PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2002Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mountain climbing
PT WAS ROCK CLIMBING HIT THE TOP OF HER HEAD ON A ROCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mountain climbing
22 Y M WAS ROCK CLIMBING AND FELL HITTING TOP OF HIS HEAD. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2002Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Mountain climbing
FELL 60 FT WHILE ROCK CLIMBING;CLOSED HEAD INJ,HAND AND SHOULDER FX, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS,TEMPORAL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/17/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Mountain climbing
SLIPPED ON CAMELBACK MOUNTAIN FELL APROX 6FT LACERATED SCALP NO LO C PT CLIMBING MOUNTAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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