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Accidents - Mountain climbing - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:23
Year 1999:36
Year 2002:34
Year 2003:85
Year 2004:29
Year 2006:71
Year 2007:70
Year 2008:30
Year 2010:32

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/28/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Asian
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Mountain climbing
64 Y MALE INJURED LEG ROCK CLIMBING DX: ACHILLES TENDON STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2010Age: 62 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: Other
Product: Mountain climbing
DX LOWER LEG INJ: 62YOM 6D H/O LLE PN AFTER HEAR' POP WHILE ATTEMPT' TO CLIMB HILL. REPORTS ALL HIS WT ON L LEG W/ FOOT MAXIMALLY DORSIFLEXED
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: 10/06/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Mountain climbing
ROPE BURN WHILE ROCK CLIMBING 6 DAYS PRIOR - NO IMPROVEMENT ABRASION / FRICTION BURN WITH INFECTION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


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: 04/06/2004Age: 56 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
PT INVERTED ANKLE ROCK CLIMBING. DX: R DISTAL FIB FX, R CUBOID FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
FELL WHEN CLIMBING IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing
INJURED LEG WHILE ROCK CLIMBING IN GYM CLASS. DX. R DISTAL FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2002Age: 54 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
PT WAS ROCK CLIMBING AND TWISTED. DX: FX L FIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/1999Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Mountain climbing, Camping equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/21/1999Age: 56 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/12/1997Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Mountain climbing, Exercise
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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