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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 223
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT STEPPED ON AN ICY SNOWFIELD/GLACIER AND FELL 200 FT WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING. DX: L TIBIAL PLATEAU FX, EXPOSURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE WHILE CLIMBING MOUNTAIN. DX: L ANKLE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 52 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 SLID DOWN 100 FT EMBANKMENT WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, R HAND LAC 8CM, SCALP LAC 5CM, R KNEE LACS 6CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 63 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| ROCK CLIMBING AND FELL ONTO BACK WITH CHEST WALL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 54 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| DX MULTIPLE CONTU TO FACE/CHEST: PT HAD SUMMITED MT RAINER AND WHEN RETURN FROM TOP FELL INOT A CREVASSE APPROIMATELY 15 FEET HEAD FIRST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| DX LARGE R KNEE EFFUSION/GOUT: ONSET OF WORSENING R KNEE PAIN AND SWELLING AFTER INC ACTIVITY AND HILL CLIMBING A FEW DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 58 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Mountain climbing |
| PT FELL WHILE MOUNTAIN CLIMBING HITTING LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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