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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 860
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Surfing |
| PATIENT WAS SURFING IN THE OCEAN, ENDURED A LACERATION OF THE ANKLEWITH REDNESS AND INCREASED PAIN. DX-INFECTED SEAWATER REPAIRED LACERATI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Surfing, Water skiing |
| ON SAT, KITEBOARDING VS WAKEBOADING, FELL HITTING/LANDING ONTO CW >> BCT/ MS&CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Surfing |
| HIT WITH SURFBOARD, DX; ABRASION NOSE, LAC. MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Surfing |
| INJURED WHILE SURFING DX: KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Surfing |
| INJURED WHILE SURFING DX: SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Surfing |
| 56 YO MALE JAMMED FINGER ON BOOGIE BOARD FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| 57 YO MALE WAS BODY SURFING IN OCEAN AND HAS BACK PAINSPINAL CORD INJUR Y C1-C4 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Surfing |
| PT @ OCEAN BEACH BODY SURFING FX RIBS WHEN SLAMMED INTO BEACH BY WAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Surfing |
| SURFING INJURY, DX; FX NECK, BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Surfing |
| 77 YO MALE WAS BODY SURFING AND WAS SLAMMED INTO SAND FRACTURE SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| 62 YO MALE WAS BODY SURFING AND INJURED BACK LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| 60 YO MALE INJURED BACK WHILE SURFING LOWER TRUNK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Surfing |
| 65 YO MALE WAS HIT BY WAVE AND FELL OFF BOOGIE BOARD ABRASION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Surfing |
| 56 YO MALE HAD SURFING ACCIDENT IN ROUGH SURF CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Surfing |
| 59 YO MALE HIT HEAD WHILE SURFING CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Surfing |
| HURT ANKLE SURFING DX: PARTIALLY TORN ACHILLES TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Surfing |
| 57 YO MALE HAS SHOULDER PAIN WHILE BOOGIE BOARDING DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Surfing |
| SURFING INJJURY FX / LAC. ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Surfing |
| SURFING INJURY SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Surfing |
| SURFING, REACH BACK FOR BOARD, FELT POP IN SHOULDER SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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