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Accidents - Mountain climbing - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 249
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Trunk:71Lower Leg:71
Upper Leg:59Elbow:15
Lower Trunk:15Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/27/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mountain climbing
PT SLIPPED GOING DOWN MOUNTAIN SIDE,RT ARM WENT INTO ROCK,C/O PAIN DX LEFT ELBOW DISLOCATION,REDUCED & ABRASION & CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Mountain climbing
PT C/O CHEST PAIN AFTER FALLING WHEN CLIMBING MOUNTAINSPT LEFT WITHOUT SEEING A PHYSICIAN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/30/2006Age: 61 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
61 Y/O M INJURED L LOWER LEG WHEN FELL WHILE ROCK CLIMBING IN PARK. DX; L TIBIA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Mountain climbing
PT INJURED TOE ROCK CLIMBING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Mountain climbing, Ice picks
PT FELL 30 FT WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING AND WAS CUT W/ICE PICK. DX: STAB WOUND ABDOMEN, FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/06/2006Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Mountain climbing
PT CLIMBING IN *** PEAK WHEN FELL ONTO THIGH. D: HEMATOMA AND CONTUSION .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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