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Accidents - Water skiing - 50+ years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 521
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Upper Leg:168Face:145
Ankle:72Lower Trunk:68
Upper Trunk:16Lower Arm:16
Neck:16Finger:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/27/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
FELL WHILE WATER SKIING DX: LACERATION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
CERVICAL STRAIN.PT WAS WATER SKIING AND INJURED NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
STATES FELL WATERSKIING ON SAT HAS R ANKLE PAIN R ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
PT FRACTURED HIS HIP AS A RESULT OF WATER SKIING ON THE RIVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Water skiing
PT STATED THAT HE WAS WATERSKIING AND PULLED MUSCLE IN L LEG BRUSISINGA VULSION L UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2003Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
LT THIGH STRAIN-@ PARK-IN LAKE-ATTEMPTING TO WATER SKI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
DX LEFT RIB FRACTURE: FELL ONTO CHEST WHILE WATERSKIING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2003Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
DX SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE: INVERTED ANKLE WHILE WATERSKIING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
PT PULLED THIGH WATER SKIING. DX: L THIGH STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2003Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
INJURED WHILE SKIING DX. ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2003Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Water skiing
AVULSION # 4TH FINGER. CRUSHED ON WATERSKI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
RT FOREARM STRAIN-INJURED WHILE WATER SKIING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2003Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Water skiing
HIT IN FACE WITH SKI WHILE WATER SKIING AT LAKE. DX: LACERATION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Water skiing
LEG SORE AFTER WATERSKIING HAMSTRING PULL, MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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