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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,090
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment, Sports and recreational activity |
| PT OUT CAMPIONG AND HICKED FOR THREE MILES WITH ALOT OF CAMPING GEAR ON BACK NOW HAVING SEVERE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX CRUSH R HAND/PUNCTURE WD R HAND: H/O TAK'G DOWN TENT TODAY & GOT R HAND CRUSHED B/T THE METAL SUPPORT POLES AS TENT WAS LOWERED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH TENT POLE DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment, Stairs or steps |
| FELL OFF OF STAIRS OF CAMPER C/O INJURY TO RT FOOT DX CONTUSION/ STRAIN ED RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| ROLLED ANKLE SLIPPED WHILE ROLLING UP TENTS DX SPRAIN LFT ANKLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 33 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| SETTING UP A TENT AND ONE OF THE METAL RODS SLIPPED OUT AND LAC THREE F INGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 30 Y/O TRIPPED ON A TENT C/O ANKLE PAIN, FELL ON LEG AND ANKLE. DX-FX LEFT DISTAL FIBULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 35 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: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT RECIEVED LACERATION TO RIGHT 5TH TOE AFTER STRIKING TOE ON METAL TENT STAKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT, WALKING IN DARK, HYPEREXTENDED TOE ON TENT. D: SPRAIN, TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX BACK DISORDER: RE-AGGREVATED PREVIOUS INJ AFTER LIFT'G TENTS. C/O L SH BLADES SPASMS & PAIN INTERM AROUND L RIB CAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 38 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| L DISTAL FIBULA FX;L NAVICULAR FOOT FX/38YOF WHILE AT POTATO FESTIVAL, TRIPPED OVER A TENT ROPE AND DEVELOPED PAIN L LEG/ANKLE/FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CAMPING OUT WITH KIDS AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER. DX L DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT STEPPED ON TENT STAKE, TWISTEDE BACK. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN,LUMBA R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| R SHOULDER STRAIN - GOING IN AND OUT OF TENT AND MOVING THINGS ALL DAY AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT WAS PACKING UP SOME CAMPING SUPPLIES AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT THUMB ON A METAL TENT POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE OF A FOOT BY STEPPING ON A TENT STAKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CAMPING AND GOT MULTIPLE INSECT BITES AND ABRASIONS TO ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT TRIPPED OVER TENT STAKE AND INJURED THIGH DX// SPRAIN LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 49YOF WHILE CAMPING HAD A TENT POLE FALL STRIKING SCALP; SCALP LACERATION 1/2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| LEFT HAND INJURY FROM HANGING TENT, CUT BY POLE PIPE. DX-LACERATION SKIN TEAR LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT STATES WAS LIFTING TENT AND INJURED BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 46 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT SPRAINED HER NECK BY TRIPPING WHEN COMING OUT OF A TENT WHILE CAMPIN G. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment, Day wear |
| 47YOM WAS HOME BENDING A *** POLE OF A TENT ,TENT POLE SLIPPED WENT THR OUGH PANTS STRIKING PENIS;LACERATION TO PENIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 26Y/O,M,LIFTED HEAVY TENT POLE, NOW NECK PAIN, NECK PAIN SECONDARY TO TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE STRAIN & SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 41 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| SETTING UP CAMP AT CAMPGROUND MOVED ICE CHEST INJURED BACK DX MYOFASICU LAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT HAS HAD PX SINCE SLEEPING ON AN AIR MATTRESS WHILE CAMPING. DX: R ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 30 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT STATES TENT BLEW DOWN DURING A STORM AND HIT HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT STATES WIND BLEW TENT DOWN AND AN OBJECT HIT WRIST DX RT WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT STATES WAS PUTTING UP A TENT TENT STAKE HIT HEAD DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT PUTTING UP COT AND GOT FINGER BETWEEN BAR ON IT-LAC RIGHT INDEX FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| SPR FOOT ON TENT STAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A TENT POLE AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT HAD STEPPED ON METAL STAKE AT LAKE, LACERATION TO BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PAIN TO BACK AFTER SLEEPING ON CAMPING MATRESS DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| WAS CAMPING OUT SLEEPING ON FOAM MATTRESS CERVICAL SPRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| A TENT POLE FELL STRIKING PT'S HEAD, +LOC FOR 30 SEC, +AMENSTIC TO EVEN T THERE AFTER>> CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/FACIAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT WAS INJURED GETTING OUT OF SLEEPING BAG DX RT LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 50 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: Camping equipment |
| WAS CAMPING; TRIPPED OVER CANVAS PART OF TENT; SPRAIN, RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| HIT TENT POLE/ CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX FOOT STRAIN: DROPPED HEAVY COOLER ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 38 YO M LOW BACK PAIN KNOCKED TO GROUND WHEN WIND KNOCKED CANOPY AND POST FROM ROOF ONTO PT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF WITH A CANTEEN DX GROIN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT STEPPED OFF BACK OF TRUCK, CAUGHT R LEG ON TONGUE OF CAMPER AT FRIEN D'S HOUSE. DX. LAC R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX STRAIN L HAMSTRING: WHILE MOVING COMPONENTS FOR A TENT FRAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX NECK/UPPER BACK STRAIN: WHILE CARRYING TENTS WHEN OTHERS ON OTHER END DROPPED THEIR END OF THE TENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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