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Accidents - Surfing - 16-25 years old - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 562
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Date: 11/24/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Surfing
SURFING- HIT BY SURFBOARD BHT- CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Surfing
PT SURFING HIT IN THE HEAD WITH THE BOARD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Surfing
FELL OFF SURFBOARD CONCUSSION, FACIAL ABRASIONN NECK STRESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Surfing
PT STATES HE WAS KNEE BOARDING, FELL OFF THE BOARD AND HEAD HIT HARD AGAINST THE WATER, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Surfing
HIT BY SURFBOARD SKAG SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Surfing
PT FELL WHILE SURFING, CUT HEAD. D: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Surfing
18-YOM SUSTAINED A CONCUSION AS A RESULT OF KNEE BOARDING ON THE RIVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Surfing
INJURED WHILE KNEE BOARDING DX. CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Surfing
CUT HEAD SURFING SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2002Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Surfing
PATIENT WAS KNEE BOARDING, HIT A BIG WAVE AND WENT FORWARD HITTING FOREHEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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