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Accidents - Mountain climbing - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 235
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Date: 12/01/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing
ROCK CLIMBING AND FELL FX LOWER LEG AND NOW REINJURED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing
PT STEPPED ON AN ICY SNOWFIELD/GLACIER AND FELL 200 FT WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING. DX: L TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, EXPOSURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing
PT FELL 15-20 FT ROCK CLIMBING. DX: OPEN TIB/FIB FX L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing
PT WAS ON A ZIP LINE AND HARNESS CAME LOOSE AND PT WAS HANGING BUT COUL DN'T HANG ON AND FELL . DX: OPEN TIB/FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 06/26/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Mountain climbing
DX SECOND DEGREE SUNBURN: CLIMBED MT RAINER IN SHORTS, NOW W SUNBURN ON LEGS W SOME BLISTERING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2008Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing
CLIMBING ROCKS OF WATERFALL, SLIPPED,LOST BALANCE & FELL DX: FX TIBIA & FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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