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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,909
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| DX LAC FINGER: 26YOM C/O LAC TO 2ND - 3RD FINGERS LHAND AFTER GRASP'G TENT POLE. C/O PARASTHESIAS TO L FINGERS. 2ND, 3RD&5TH WORSE; 1-2CM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 42YOF WAS MOVING A CABANA AT THE BEACH AND STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 42YOWF PT ATTEMPTING TO UNFOLD POP-UP EVENT TENT AND GOT HAND STUCK IN PART OF THE FRAMEWORK. DX. CONT L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 44 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, Bags |
| DX SH OR UPPER ARM INJ: 44YOM SAYS PUT UP TENTS W/ SH PN SINCE CARRY' HEAVY BAGS OF EQUIPMENT 4D AGO. PN WORSE LAST PM RAD IN NECK & BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 48 YOM TRIPPED OVER STAKES FROM A TENT LANDED ON LT ARM. DX**: LT SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 26 YOM SLEPT ON AIR MATTRESS FOR 4 NIGHTS 2 WK AGO. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 32YOM AT CHURCH HIT HEAD ON A TENT POLE LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 32 YO M WITH 1 WEEK OF BACK PAIN. HAD BEEN CAMPING WITH KIDS AND BACKPA CKING. DX:LOW BACK PAIN, MUSCLE STRAIN, STREP THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 37 Y/O/F TWISTED KNEE WHILE GETTING OUT OF TENT AT CAMP GROUND DX/ RT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 36YOF WITH CONTUSION TO FACE, STRUCK BY HUSBAND WHO THOUGHT SHE WAS AN INTRUDER COMING INTO THE TENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 43 YOF, INSECT BITES/CELLULITIS, PT. WAS CAMPING, GOT BIT BY CHIGGERS O N UPPER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 49 YOM HAD PX WHILE PACKING CAMPING GEAR. DX: COCCYX PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 33YOM CARRYING HEAVY BACK PACK, CAUSED PT TO TWIST LOWER BACK, INJURING IT DX;# LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 36YOF FINGER SNAPPED BY *** APARATUS ONTENT/ CONTUSION RRF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 28 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: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 28YOF WENT CAMPING AND SLEPT ON AN AIR MATTRESS C/O LEFT HIP AND BACK P AIN SINCE WEDNESDAY.DX: SCIATICA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment, Stairs or steps |
| 44YOM INJURED TOP OF RT FOOT ON SUNDAY BY DROPPING A TENT ON IT & FALLING DOWN STAIRS, PAIN IS WORSE TODAY. DX - FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 32YOF W HX OF CHRONIC LB PN NOW WENT CAMPING AND DEV INCREASED BACK PA IN WHILE SETTING UP TENT & LIFTING HVY OBJ TO SET UP CAMP WITH D LB STR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 37YOM CONTUSION/ABRASION TO ANKLE WALKED INTO TENT POST AT CAMP GROUND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 27YOM WAS LOADING LITTLE POP TENT ONTO TRAILER, IT WAS TOO HEAVY &TIPPE D OVER, TENT LANDED ON RT FLANK & BACK. DX - CERVICAL SPINE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| RIB FX-26YOM TRIPPED OVER A TENT STRING AND FELL ON A TENT STAKE AND POLES AT THE CAMPGROUNDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 27 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 PN: 27YOM LIFTING TENTS. R SH & R ARM PN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 39YOM HAD TENT POLE HIT HIM IN THUMB AREA DX: HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 35YO AMERICAN INDIAN FEMALE C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PUT A FULL SIZE TEEPEE TOGETHER, DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 30YOF STEPPED ON STAKE AT CAMP SITE/ LAC LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 33 YO M CRRING BACKPACK INJURED NECK SPRAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| 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 |
| 35YOF WAS TAKING DOWN A TENT SLIPPED AND FELL LOW BACK PAIN...STRAIN TO LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 46YOF, ACC SCRAPED LOWER LEG ON A TENT POST >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | 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 PN: 37YOF C/O R SH PN S/P LIFT' TENTS ON FRIDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| FELL WHILE HANGING A TENT 33 YO M CHIN AND LIP LACERATIONS # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 50 YOM-STATES A LG TENT & POLE FELL-STRUCK ELBOW-PAIN & SWELING DX CONTUSION ELBOW * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 26 YOM WAS AT CHURCH AND LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A STAKE POST FOR A TENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 35 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 |
| BACK PAIN-35YOF-SLEPT ON AN AIR MATTRESS WHILE CAMPING-@ A PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2010 | 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 |
| 50YO F; PT STEPPING OUT OF A CAMPER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE,PT C/O SWELLING AND PAIN; DX: LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 50YOM, NECK PAIN & ARM TINGLING, WORSE SINCE PUTTING TENT UP LAST WEEK, CERVICAL SPINE DEGENERATIVE DISEASE, NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 33 YOF, HIT IN BRIDGE OF NOSE WITH TENT STAKE WHILE SETTING UP TENT, NO SE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 36 Y/O M DROPPED TENT POLE ON TOE CELLUITIS TOE LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 30YOF, REPORTS LIVING IN A TENT ,DOES LOTS OF KNEELING&NOW WITH KNEE PA IN>>TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| PT WAS CRAWLING INTO A TENT WHILE CAMPING AND FELL SPRAIN WRIST. 50Y OF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 42 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: Fracture |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 42YOF FX KNEE- TRIPPED ON TENT GUY LINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 32 Y/O MALE SLEPT ON A AIR MATTRESS AND WOKE UP WITH BACK PAIN DX; LOWER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 37 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 R INGUINAL STRAIN: 37YOF R HIP PN TAK' DOWN TENT POLE; SHARP PN IN R LEG IN HIP FLEXOR REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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: Camping equipment, Day wear |
| 29YOF, REPROTS LIVES WITH BF IN A TENT IN *** IN ***, THE TENT WASFLOOD ED SOAKING HER CLOTHES>>HYPOTHERMIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 44 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: Other |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 44YOM, REPORTS LIVES WITH HIS GF IN A TENT THAT WAS FLODDED TODAY&NOW W ITH COLD FEETS>>COLD EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 43YO MALE WITH LAC TO LOWER ARM FROM PART OF A CANOPY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Camping equipment |
| 28YOBM PT CARRYING BACKPACK, NOW W/2 DAYS HISTORY OF BACK PAIN. DX. ST RAIN LUMBOSCACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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