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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,257
See also: Lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Surfing |
| ON PADDLE BOARD,APPEAR FATIQUED,COMING IN,KNOCKED BY WAVE,FOUND FLOATIN G FACE DOWN DX: NEAR DROWNING W/ ACUTE RESP.DISTRESS SYN., CERV. FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| PT HIT HEAD ON OCEAN FLOOR WHILE SURFING. DX DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Surfing |
| PT WAS KITE SURFING ON LAKE AND WAS LIFTED INTO THE AIR AND SLAMMED DOWN ONTO WATER. DX: DROWNING, CARDIAC ARREST, INTRACRANIAL TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/05/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| DEVELOP SUBSTERNAL CHEST PAIN WHILE SURFING & PADDLING AT *** BEACH DX : ACUTE INFERIOR MI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/27/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| FINISHED 32 MILE PADDLEBOARD RACE DX: DEHYDRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Surfing |
| AT BEACH NEXT TO SOMEONE CARRYING SURFBOARD,LIGHTNING STRUCK SURFBOARD, PT THROWN IN AIR,LANDED ON BELLY DX:LIGHTINING STRIKE,NO APPARENT INJUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Surfing |
| AT BEACH,CARRYING PADDLEBOARD,LIGHTINING STRUCK BOARD,PT THROWN IN AIR, LANDED ON ABD. DX: LIGHTINING STRIKE, NO APPARENT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 20 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Surfing, Swimming |
| OUT SURFING, SWIMMING BACK TO SHORE, BECAME SOB, DX; NEAR DROWNING, AC UT ASTHMATIC ATTACK WHILE STRUGGLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Surfing |
| 13 YO MALE WAS KNOCKED OFF BOOGIE BOARD AND SWALLOWED A LOT OF WATER NON-FATAL DROWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| 24 YO MALE WAS SURFING IN *** VIRAL SYNDROME VIRAL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Surfing |
| PULLED UNDER WATER WHILE SURFING DX: NEAR DROWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Surfing |
| PT WAS SURFING AND FELL UNDER WATER ; 30-40 SECONDS. D; NEAR DROWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Surfing |
| NEAR DROWNING WHILE SURFING PROB. SEAWATER ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Surfing |
| 4 NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT THEN 4HRS SURFING THEN 3 MORE SUPPLEMENTCHEST PAIN PALPITATIONS STIMULANT USE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| SURFING, TUMBLED AROUND IN SURF NAUSEA SECONDARY SALT WATER EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/12/1999 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/1998 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/1998 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Surfing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/1997 | Age: 16 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Surfing |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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