Surf, sand and sea. Recreational morbidity in a New South Wales coastal resort.
The health problems associated with recreation in a small remote resort township create a 'subspecialty' of general practice and challenge the doctor's ingenuity and ability to improvise . Trauma, infection, allergy and miscellaneous emergencies dominate the presentations.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D011998:Recreation; D012424:Rural Population