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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,651
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| JUMPED FROM ROCK CLIMBING WALL - LEFT FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| RIGHT 3RD FINGER SPR. PT INJURED FINGER WHEN ROCK CLIMBING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 31 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: Other |
| Product: Mountain climbing, Computers |
| PATIENT HAD CHEST PAIN WHILE SITTING AT THE COMPUTER TODAY. HAD BEEN RO CK CLIMBING 30 HOURS AGO. D: CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| FELL 80FT WHILE MT CLIMBING LT RIB FX/MULT CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT INJURED L 4TH FINGER ROCK CLIMBING, L 4TH FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| ROCK CLIMBING ON MOUNTAIN IN CANYON FELL ABT 5 FT LANDING ON SIDE FELL ABOUT 10 MORE FT DX CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 45 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: AIRLIFTED FROM MT. RAINIER AFTER FALLING 60 FT DOWN MOUNTAIN WHILE CLIMBING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT ROCK CLIMBING FELL HIT HEAD BASILAR SKULL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 46 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| RASH ARMS - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF POISON IVY RASH AFTER ROCK CLIMBIN G WITH HIS CHILDREN - RASH ALSO ON FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT FELL WHILE ROCK CLIMBING INJURING FOREARM DX; FX FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 29 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| WAS ROCK CLIMBING WHEN LARGE ROCK FELL TOWARD HIM AND HE MOVED OUT OF T HE WAY STRAINING KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 43 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: Mountain climbing |
| RT SHOULDER DISLOCATION - HURT SHOULDER WHILE ROCK CLIMBING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT. TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING WHILE ON VACATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 41 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: Mountain climbing |
| DISLOCATED RT SHOULDER - HURT ARM WHEN WAS HANDING FROM A ROCK WHILE RO CK CLIMNBING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| ACUTE L FOOT INJURY, FELL DOWN A MOUNTAIN IN TENNESSEE YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| INJURED WHILE ROCK CLIMBING DX. TOE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Mountain climbing, Amusement attractions |
| *27YOF CLIMBING DOWN PLASTIC ROCK WALL @ PARK & SLIPPEDDX: CONT/SPRAINR KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT.INJ.RT.WRIST IN *** CANYON WHEN FELL WHILE ROCK CLIMBING. DX; RT.WRI ST F.X. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 46 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: Mountain climbing |
| PT WAS MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, WAS HIT BY AN AVALANCHE AND WAS THEN HIT INHE AD W/ICE AXE. DX: POST CONCUSS SYND, SCALP LAC 3CM, CONT, PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT WAS ROCK CLIMBING HIT THE TOP OF HER HEAD ON A ROCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| 32 Y/O M INJURED L FOOT WHILE ROCK CLIMBING IN THE WILDERNESS.DX; FX L 2ND METATARSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| FELL WHILE ROCK CLIMBING; LAC RT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing, Fishing |
| PT WAS ROCK CLIMBING & FISHING, NEXT DAY WOKE UP WITH PAIN IN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 28 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| FELL WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING FX RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2002 | Age: 34 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: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| FELL 30 FEET OFF CLIFF WHILE ROCK CLIMBING, +ETOH. FX RT HUMERUS, LT P ELVIS, LT WRIST, LT HIP, LACERATIONS TO FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| BENT LEFT ELBOW WHILE ROCK CLIMBING, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| FELL 14 FEET 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE BOULDERING IN CLIMBING GYM INJURING WRIS T. DX: WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 26 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| FELL 60 FT WHILE ROCK CLIMBING;CLOSED HEAD INJ,HAND AND SHOULDER FX, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS,TEMPORAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| 29 Y/O M INJURED R 5TH TOE WHILE ROCK CLIMBING IN ***.DX; R 5TH TOE OPE N FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| ANKLE SPRAIN - WAS ROCK CLIMBING AND FELL INJURING RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 28 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PATIENT HAD 40 FOOT FALL WHILE ROCK CLIMBING. D: CALCANEAL AND TALUS FRACTURES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| ANKLE SPRAIN W/CONTUSION - WAS ROCK CLIMBING AT A GYM AND FELL 2-3 FEET INJURING LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT WAS ROCK CLIMBING AND FELL 10 FT LANDED ON RT HEEL DX: RT HEEL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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