Summary of hunting injuries in central Wisconsin: a 4-year experience at a rural referral center.
Surveillance of hunting-associated injuries was performed over a 4-year period at a rural Emergency Department in central Wisconsin. Over that period of time, 125 individuals sought treatment for hunting-related injuries. The majority of injuries were related to autumn deer hunting and included both gun and bow and arrow hunting. Over half of the persons injured while hunting with a bow and arrow fell from a height. The admission rate for persons in the immediate area was 35.1%, but for those from outside the area, it was 64.8%. The effects of the referral bias result in severe injuries being seen in rural Emergency Departments during hunting seasons, necessitating such departments to be prepared for a wide range of injuries.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, St Joseph's Hospital and Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin, USA.
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D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011998:Recreation; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014922:Wisconsin / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000453:epidemiology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000453:epidemiology