Accidents - Surfing - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 670
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	160	Head:	109
Neck:	95	Mouth:	80
Ankle:	59	Upper Leg:	59
Lower Leg:	30	Lower Trunk:	30
Face:	15	Shoulder:	14
Upper Trunk:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Surfing
PT WAS BODY SURFING AT THE BEACH, GOT SLAMMED INTO THE SAND HEAD FIRST, C/O NECK PAIN. DX - CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Surfing
SURFING INJURY, DX; FX, DISLOCATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 52 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: Other
Product: Surfing
REPORTS SURFING&GOT HIT BY A WAVE&FELL OFF THE BOARD WHICH HIT PT'S CHE ST, C/O CHEST PAIN>> CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 59 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: Surfing
59 YOM DISLOCATED SHOULDER WHILE BODYSURFING AT BEACH DISLOCATION OF SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Surfing
WAS HIT IN MOUTH BY SURFBOARD - LOOSE TOOTH DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	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: Surfing
PT INJURED LEG SURFING AT THE BEACH DX// RIGHT THIGH SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Surfing
BODY SURFING, HIT HEAD ON SAND, DX; HEAD & SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 60 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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Surfing
C/O WORSENING LOWER BACK PAIN THAT STARTED GRADUALLY AFTER WENT BODY SU RFING LAST FRIDAY>> MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Surfing
56 YO MALE HAS CUT HEAD WHILE SURFING LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Surfing
BODY SURFING & FELL, DX; HEAD CONTUSION, CERVICAL & THORACIC SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 51 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: Surfing
WAS SKIMBOARDING AND FELL OFF AND INJ LEG FX TIB,FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 60 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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Surfing
BLOWN OVER BY THE WAVES WHILE BOOGIEBOARDING, WITH IMMEDIATE LOWER BACK PAIN > L1-4 SPINE FXS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Surfing, Swimming pools
55 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN FACE BY BOOGIE BOARD AT TRUMP POOL CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Surfing
PT HIT ANKLE ON SURF BOARD AT BEACH TODAY DX// RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Surfing
68 YEAR OLD MALE, BOOGIE BOARD HI RIGHT LOWER ANKLE LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Surfing
CUT FINGER ON SURFBOARD DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Surfing
53 YO MALE WAS BODY SURFING AND HIT HEADCONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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