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Accidents - Mountain climbing - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Shoulder:87Lower Leg:30
Ankle:30Head:30
Upper Trunk:15Face:15
Knee:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


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: 09/06/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing
PT TWISTED ANKLE WHILE CLIMBING MOUNTAIN. DX: L ANKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 52 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 SLID DOWN 100 FT EMBANKMENT WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, R HAND LAC 8CM, SCALP LAC 5CM, R KNEE LACS 6CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Mountain climbing
ROCK CLIMBING AND FELL ONTO BACK WITH CHEST WALL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mountain climbing
DX MULTIPLE CONTU TO FACE/CHEST: PT HAD SUMMITED MT RAINER AND WHEN RETURN FROM TOP FELL INOT A CREVASSE APPROIMATELY 15 FEET HEAD FIRST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Mountain climbing
DX LARGE R KNEE EFFUSION/GOUT: ONSET OF WORSENING R KNEE PAIN AND SWELLING AFTER INC ACTIVITY AND HILL CLIMBING A FEW DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Mountain climbing
PT FELL WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING HITTING LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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