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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,378
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 38 YO M FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN TENT WITHOUT HEAT IN FRIENDS YARD, HEAVY ETOH. DX ETOH INTOXICATION/ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Camping equipment, Poles |
| @ A PARTY, UNDER A TENT&ACC GOT STRUCK ONTO HEAD WITH FALLING WOODEN PO LE, C/O HA&DIZZINESS>>CHI/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment, Exercise |
| PT CARRIED 26-27LB PACK WHILE HIKING YESTERDAY. DX: BACK/NECK PX, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX R 5TH TOE PAIN-SECONDARY TO 5TH DISTAL PHALNX FX: HIT FOOT ON FULL RUCK SACK. TOE PULLED AWAY F FOOT; "HEARD POP'G NOISE" SWELL/BRUIS'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment, Knives |
| WRIST LAC-KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING TIE OFF TENT POLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| ACC CUT HAND WHILE PUTTING UP A TENT, ?MECH, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 38 YOM WAS AT NEIGHBOR'S FOR OUTDOOR PARTY AND WAS STRUCK ON THE NOSE BY A TENT POLE SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 26 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CAMPING AND DEVELOPED RASH ON BODY=DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 30 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: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| JUMPED OVER THREE FOOT TENT SPIKE AND INJ CAUSING EFFUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| TRYING TO SIT DOWN ON AIR MATTRESS AND HIT BACK ON PILLAR RESULTING IN BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX CONTU, R HIP: W BLOW'G UP AIR MATTRESS W KNOCKED OVER, STRIK'G HEAD & HIP ON CEMENT, HAS MINOR HEAD SPINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| FOOT LAC-CUT ON TENT STAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| HURT UPPER BACK WHILE PUTTING POLE UP IN TENT CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 44 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: Camping equipment |
| PT WAS MOVING A TENT WHEN (R) SHOULDER BECAME DISLOCATED DX;# DISLOC ATED (R) SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OVER AIR MATTRESS ON THE FLOOR AT HOME. SPRAIN, LEFT K NEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| PT DROPPED A 30# TENT ON (L) FOOT DX;* (L) FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT WAS ADJUSTING CANOPY AND SPRING LET GO AND CUT HAND AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT LIVING IN TENT IN FRIENDS YARD ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH TENT PO LE DX- MINOR HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CONTACT DERMATITIS(POISON IVY): 34YOM RASH ON FACE, ARMS, TRUNK, AFTER REMOVED BRANCH THAT WAS LYING ON TOP OF TENT @ JAMBOREE EVENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX NASAL CONTU: PT W HIT IN FACE W SET'G UP A TENT; PT FELL FACE FIRST ONTO METAL BAR HI'T R SIDE ON NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX SPRAIN BACK: KNOWN L4-5 HERNIATION & DDD, C/O ACUTE EXAC OF CHR BACK PAN--LIFTED HUSBAND'S RUCK & NOTED PN IN L SIDE LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT FELL OFF A MOTORBIKE, LANDING ON TOP OF A TENT, (L) SHOULDER PAIN & CHEST PRESSURE DX;; CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CAMPING AND TRIPPED AND FELL WITH HAND GOING INTO CAMP FIRE BURNING IT AND BUTTOCKS,NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX R SH PAIN/BACK PAIN: C/O R SH/BACK/FACE PN AFTER FALL'G YTDY; CAMP'G W RUN'G TO BATHRM & TRIPED OVER TENT ROPE LANDED ON FACE &R UPPER/BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 48 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT WAS AT A CAMP GROUND, TRIPPED OVER A TENT STAKE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO RT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| PT. WAS UNLOADING CAMPING EQUIPMENT WHILE CAMPING OUT YESTERDAY DX: MUSCULAR SKELETAL STRAIN /ACUTE LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 31 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, Book bags or back carriers |
| DX LBP: PN X 9MOS. BUT YTDY W MOVING RUCK SACKS AND DUFFLE BAGS & NOW W SEVERE LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 31YOF, CAMPING, INJURED BACK, LUMBAR STRAIN SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| CHI.PT WAS TAKING DOWN A TENT AND HIT HEAD ON A TENT POLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SLEPT ON DEFLATED AIR MATTRESS WHILE CAMPING. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 39 YO F LACERATION TO SCALP METAL CANOPY FELL ON PT'S HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX L EYE INJ: L EYE INJ, STRUCK IN EYE W TENT POLE, SM AMT BLDG NOTED TO INNER LOWER PORTIONOF SCLERA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| KNEE INJURY FROM TRIPPING OVER TENT STRING ON RETREAT, STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON TENT PEG.DX-RIGHT KNEE LACERATION 12 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT BENT OVER ON AIR MATTRESS, IT POPPED CAUSING PT TO HIT HEAD ON CABINET WHEN ETOH DRINKING SUBSTAINED INJ DX: FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 44 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment, Benches |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A TENT AND HIT HEAD ON A CONCRETE BENCH, FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX CONTU, R THUMB (CRUSH INJ) CAUGHT R THUMB B/T METAL POLE W TAK'G DOWN TENTS THIS A.M. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 28 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: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX L FOOT PAIN/ABNORMAL XRAY-PERIOSTEAL RXN 2ND METATARSAL L FOOT: PT'S HUSBAND ACC DROPED RUCK SACK ON PT'S TOP L FOOT, W THEY WERE MOV'G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 30 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX SPRAIN BACK: P/W SUDDEN ONSET LBP, SPASMS, STARTED THIS A.M. W LIFT'G TENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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