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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 668
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| 74 YOM FISHING W/FRIEND,RETURNED BOAT TO TOP OF CAR,WENT BACK TO PICK UP OARS&COLLAPSED-DX:UNSCC CPR, SUDDEN DEATH. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| WHILE FISHING BOAT CAPSIZED WHEN BILGE PUMP FAILED, PT HANGING ON TO BO AT HALF IN THE WATER FOR SEVERAL HOURS/ HYPOTHERMIA,FROSTBITE HAND,TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT WAS FISHING WAS WADING IN WAIST HIGH WATER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SO ME SEAWEED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BREAK OUT IN HIVES ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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: Fishing |
| PATIENT WITH POISON IVY AFTER GOING FISHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fishing |
| PATIENT WITH POISON IVY AFTER GOING FISHING; POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| 42 Y.O. W MALE W/HEAT EXHAUSTION. PT WAS FISHING & GOT TOO HOT @ THE LA KE. E9289 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| PATIENT WAS FISHING, GOT TOO HOT AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN. DX: HEAT E XHAUSTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fishing |
| PATIENT WENT FISHING YESTERDAY, NOW WITH ITCHY RASH; POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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: Fishing |
| PATIENT WITH RASH AFTER FISHING AT LAKE 2 WEEKS AGO; DX: RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 8 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: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| BACTERIAL MENINGITIS-AFTER VACATIONING IN CANADA FOR A WEEK FISHING-GOT SEVERAL MOSQUITO BITES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fishing |
| RASH ALL OVER LEGS & ARMS, JUST CAME BACK TODAY FROM FISHING IN CANADA, HE IS ON VASOTEC TABLETS, ADMITS TO SWELLING LIPS/TONGUE. ADVERSE DRUG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fishing |
| PATIENT WITH POISON IVY AFTER GOING FISHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT OUT IN THE GULF FISHING WHEN AN INSECT BIT HIM IN THE NECK BROKE OUT IN HIVES ALLERGIC REACTION TO INSECT BITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Fishing |
| FELL IN WATER WHILE FISHING DX: NEAR DROWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| WAS FISHING AND STARTED HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. ALLERGIC REACTION.DO NOT CONTACT PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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: Fishing |
| PATIENT WITH A RASH, HAD GONE FISHING YESTERDAY; SKIN RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Fishing |
| PATIENT FISHED ALL DAY AND SUSTAINED SUNBURN ALL OVER BODY. DX-SUNBURN ALLERGY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Fishing |
| COLD WATER DROWNING.PT WAS FISHING AND FISHING POLE WENT IN WATER AND P T WENT ATER POLE AND DROWNED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Fishing |
| PT. FOUND IN WATER - ? FELL OUT OF BOAT AT FISHING AREA DROWNING - |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| GOT WEAK WHILE FISHING DX. SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 19 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Fishing, Containers |
| INHALATION OF *** AMMONIA-WHILE FISHING IN A CREEK PT FOUND A CON TAINER WHICH HE OPENED-WAS "METH LAB SET UP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Fishing |
| BRIEF COLD WATER IMMERSION, FELL THRU ICE WHILE FISHING/MILD HYPOTHERMI A,COLD WATER IMMERSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fishing |
| FISHING TODAY FROM BANK, SYNCOPE AND FELL INTO WATER, DISORIENTED. (HX OF SZ). SEIZURE, MILD HYPOTHERMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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